Root password SOLVED

frostymusic · Post by **frostymusic** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:09 pm

I had posted about VPN's I decided to go with NORD VPN. Could not connect to servers even with NORD's tech help. We went as far as looking for the root password to make changes...don't know why 1) not connecting 2) why go after the root password for what purpose?
Maybe a GUI software is not so complicated, Express VPN perhaps??

rene · Post by **rene** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:16 pm

frostymusic wrote: ⤴Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:09 pm why go after the root password for what purpose?

We clearly couldn't tell you precisely without knowing what "NORD's tech help" wanted you to do but probably simply to e.g. install something. You use just sudo with your "normal" administrator password on Debian/Ubuntu/Mint. Prefixed to an individual command or for example as sudo -i to open a terminal as root from which you can work.

A root password as such is not set at all by default on Ubuntu/Mint and need not be for something such as configuring a VPN.

frostymusic · Post by **frostymusic** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:38 pm

Thanks, Rene
Seems my issue was with Payment method to Nord did not go through, hence the lack of connection ability

rene · Post by **rene** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:57 pm

OK. Good luck... feeling safer

frostymusic · Post by **frostymusic** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:43 pm

Actually no, I had connections speeds to my closest server of 70mbps...no no no going to keep looking

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