# Password doesn't work

**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/password-doesnt-work/21803
**Category:** Tails
**Tags:** tails
**Created:** [June 29, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/password-doesnt-work/21803 "2026-06-29T11:53:03Z")
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### Author: ![PeterLinu](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@PeterLinu](https://forum.torproject.org/u/PeterLinu)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/password-doesnt-work/21803/1 "2026-06-29T11:53:03Z")

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I can’t find how to use password to open my underlying drive

 ![Tails problem](https://forum.torproject.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/424702cba4030f5f541ab8b8b6fcbe4604da15d4.jpeg)

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### Author: ![gus](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/gus/32/16_2.png) [@gus](https://forum.torproject.org/u/gus)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/password-doesnt-work/21803/2 "2026-06-29T13:57:56Z")

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Hi, did you follow the Tails user documentation and set an administration password?

> **[Tails - Administration password](https://tails.net/doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password/index.en.html)**

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### Author: ![PeterLinu](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@PeterLinu](https://forum.torproject.org/u/PeterLinu)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/password-doesnt-work/21803/3 "2026-06-30T11:22:15Z")

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Gus,

Thank you.

I’m usually the first one to say to others; “Read the documentation.” We all have our senior moments.

P

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> On 30/6/26 00:08, Gus wrote:
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> > Hi, did you follow the Tails user documentation and set an administration password?
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> > ![](https://forum.torproject.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/68e6a6d76c98e3ddc0f207237dcd80b6e2717b34.png)[tails.net](https://tails.net/doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password/index.en.html)
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> > ### [Tails - Administration password](https://tails.net/doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password/index.en.html)
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### Author: ![system](https://forum.torproject.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d3424bed34f4ec18b2e99178c2801ba6dfb655d6.png) [@system](https://forum.torproject.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/password-doesnt-work/21803/4 "2026-07-02T11:23:09Z")

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