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01-08-2017, 02:07 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2016
Location: Blacwood, Gwent, UK
Posts: 6
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Debian-8.6.0-cinnamon running on Oracle Virtual Machine .
I am trying to login for the first time to debian-8.6.0-cinnamon running on Oracle Virtual Machine . Can anyone please advise the user name and password.
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01-09-2017, 09:14 AM
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Moderator
Registered: Aug 2002
Posts: 26,367
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If you installed debian then you should of asked you to enter a root password and to create a regular user. There is no default ordinary user name or password. If you do not remember the root password then it is possible to rest it although for someone unfamiliar with linux it might be easier to reinstall.
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01-09-2017, 09:31 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Wild West Wales, UK
Distribution: Linux Mint 22 MATE, Peppermint OS-Devuan, EndeavourOS
Posts: 4,267
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fami1sa,
Bore da.
Have you actually installed Debian 8.6 because you will have been asked to enter your user/login name and a user (not root) password?
Did you enter such details?
Alternatively, if you are using Debian 8.6 live off a USB drive then I believe the defaults are:
login : Debian Live User
user password : live
Last edited by beachboy2; 01-09-2017 at 09:52 AM.
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01-09-2017, 12:58 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2016
Location: Blacwood, Gwent, UK
Posts: 6
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Password
Thank you so much. That (the second option) really works.
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01-09-2017, 01:48 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Wild West Wales, UK
Distribution: Linux Mint 22 MATE, Peppermint OS-Devuan, EndeavourOS
Posts: 4,267
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fami1sa,
Glad that the second option worked.
Please click on Tools at the top of your original post and then click on Mark as Solved.
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