debian root admin password

i just installed a fresh copy of debian. when it booted up it asked me to set my password, which i did, expecting it would set the admin pass to that as well as the default "parallels" account pw. BTW: the default "parallels" account is NOT an administrator. what??

however, the "admin" (root?) password is NOT my password. it's also not "parallels". i don't know what it is.
so when i go to the "users" control panel and attempt to unlock it so i can add users or change my password, it asks for the Administrator password, WHICH I DON'T HAVE.

what is the default admin password?

 

found this: (works for debian or any linux)
https://askubuntu.com/questions/44418/how-to-enable-root-login

 

You may find thread helpful.

 

yes, that's pretty much what the link i found described, thanks!

 

If you are facing any issue, please let us know.

 

Went to the wrong thread, need support for kernel 4.20