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So if I boot into recovery mode, and it does end up asking me for a password again, does that imply a bad actor has changed my root password? If that's the case, will a fresh install solve my problem?
I'm very new to linux so I'm not really sure what best practices you should follow after an install. Should you immediately change your root password and install a firewall, first steps taken?