Boot and password problems.

[elvellon]

I installed SalixLive64 Xfce 14.1 from an USB flash drive. I also installed ELILO boot loader. After restarting my computer the system could not find the boot loader and only BIOS appeared. I tried to reinstall Salix OS but the problem remained the same. Then I almost gave up, inserted the Windows CD to repair Win7. (I have 2 OS installed simultaneously but I guess it should not cause any problems.) After repair and reboot ELILO surprisingly worked and I started my session with Salix OS. Now I got a new problem. I succesfully changed my keyboard language. (Root password was necessary.) But then the terminal (and any other applications that need password) did not recognise me as root. (su: Authentication failure) My root password contains only numbers. And I have already found out that Salix OS also distinguishes numbers typed with numeric keypad. I cannot change keyboard language again. I cannot dd another ISO image on my USB device. I am stuck. Please, help. (It would be also beneficial if these bug-like inaccuracies were fixed.) Thank you.

[jsfarinet]

I think su (and gksu) are not enabled in Salix. Try

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sudo su - 

in a terminal instead.

Ps. That's about philosophies. In aptosid e.g. they went crazy even only mentioning sudo . . .

[elvellon]

Well, I tried. "sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts" Thank you, anyway. I think I will need to reinstall the whole operating system.

[gapan]

Your problem is that you forgot your own password. Or that you're not typing it properly.

Reading the startup guide will benefit you greatly. Link on main page.