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This is a really stupid question. I just did a new install with the kde desktop. I would now like permission to use my computer. I have tried everything and it dosen't matter. I just don't have permission to do anything. I understand what a root account is and know that would probably be my best bet setting permission for my regular user account. I don't have permission to access my root account. Passwords have no effect at all. I put the correct pw in and still will not let me use me do anything. I would really appreciate it if anyone can point me in the right direction on this. Just to note, if I have a choice, I would like to bypass all security whatsoever, if that is possible. I don't care if someone steals my id or I erase my hd by accident. It is worth the risk to me because the only other pc i have has windows on it and i would be forced to use it. Thanks in advance for any help.

You mean your password is not recognized?

Most of the time this is due to because of a caps lock divergence between the time you set up your password & the time you try to use it again.

Try entering your password again with your caps lock on (or off, depending...)

And on notebooks there sometimes are FN or num lock keys that may matter, too.

I hope you managed to find the right password. If not, there are ways to reset it - just ask!

Opinions differ, but many people feel it's best not to use the root account except for things that need it; as long as you know which these are, this creates no difficulties. In practical terms, if you are using KDE or any other desktop environment (you can't log in as root), all it means is you will be asked for the root password to carry out certain tasks like software updates. If you have trouble with anything that seems to be a permissions issue, do ask for help on the forum.

One other reason for not being root unnecessarily (apart from the security issues you mention) is it's quite easy to break things without meaning to; and then maybe quite hard to fix them again.