Installing CentOS 7 root password problem

ostene · 06-06-2015, 08:45 AM

Hello,

I followed the steps in an article: How to Install CentOS 7.1 Step by Step, with Screenshots. When I came to: Step 12: Set Up Root Password, the problem began when I had to set up a root password for the first time, not recover an old or forgotten password. I tried several mixes of chars and symbols (all ascii-code) but without luck. My input was rejected for different reasons. How to continue?

Thanks in forward
ostene

jdkaye · 06-06-2015, 11:37 AM

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My input was rejected for different reasons.

Would you care to share those reasons with us. This may give us a clue about what your problem is.
jdk

John VV · 06-06-2015, 01:18 PM

you need to type it in twice

the two HAVE TO MATCH

if the second time you type in the password it MUST match the first time

a normal double check

this is done all the time on almost ALL online reregistration
and in every password creation

ostene · 06-07-2015, 03:21 AM

Installing CentOS 7.1 root password problem.

My system is: ASUS motherboard Z87-K.

Of course I typed the password twice.
The error message was: "requested password containes non-ASCII characters, which are not allowed"

The password I tried was e.g. "asdfgcsv" containing only characters a-z and A-Z.

Thanks
ostene

vwtech · 06-11-2015, 11:16 AM

Did you try another keyboard?
I remember having to click down twice, if the password wasn't complex enough.
How it you get past the issue?

John VV · 06-11-2015, 03:39 PM

a few days old but
for the password

Code:

asdfgcsv

you SHOULD get a WARNING !!! you have to click through about a VERY WEEK password FIRST
then after the warning the error

but then again i use a 18 to 36 character alphanumeric string i have memorized
yes it is long and in that range - someplace

so it is more than enough to pass the "complexity test"

What is your NATIVE language and what language is the keyboard set to