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Title: Problem with root password being unrecognized, mutiple times
Post by: tmcarter on June 22, 2026, 04:04:39 AM
Hi:
I am experiencing an issue with Development ver (latest) and doing an initial dialogue and setup.

Running Windows 11 Dev. Insiders Preview (26H2)

OPNSense 26.7.1 Devel. (Latest)

Strange issue happening; after I go through initial setup with installer wizard, and initial ZFS install... Basics and no frills services are setup and initial root password is set.  I also setup an additional backup admin user; and reboot.

Everything works as expected and installed; but a short period after install; both users (root and backup) accounts are now inaccessible and will not login.  I have tried reinstalling, with same result.  I can also recovery boot and reset root password with apparent success; only to have root / password deemed inaccessible and the only way to login is to do recovery and manually reset to factory with wizard reset.  I am really puzzled as to what could be happening; because I can't see any apparent connection to reason accounts are inaccessible.

Any insight or guidance would be appreciated... I don't really know where to start.