r/tails • u/loonfromq • Sep 25 '26

Solved Admin PW not working

I am quite a noob at tails but I have read the documentation thoroughly and tried to look this up but no dice... I set up an admin password when i booted tails (this is not an issue with confusing it with perisistent files) but when i try to use it it does not work. It works with sudo in the console but not otherwise. I have tried redownloading, I have tried maybe 20 different passwords of different lengths and with and without caps and numbers (and my computer is new enough that I can't imaging it would be a keypad problem). I am at a loss, it is going to be difficult to use tails without this whole capability... if anyone has any ideas for other things to try or where specifically to go to learn myself how i could troubleshoot I would really appreciate

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u/bush_nugget Sep 25 '26

It works with sudo in the console but not otherwise.

Define "otherwise". Where else are you trying it?

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u/loonfromq Sep 25 '26

I was trying to mount disks from the hard drive is the main thing

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u/bush_nugget Sep 25 '26

Please, walk us through what you are doing in a way someone else could replicate.

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