# New Install - AMD64 Debian build - cockpit fail

**URL:** https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-install-amd64-debian-build-cockpit-fail/1102
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 18, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-install-amd64-debian-build-cockpit-fail/1102 "2020-09-18T03:58:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![kim](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kim](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/kim)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-install-amd64-debian-build-cockpit-fail/1102/1 "2020-09-18T03:58:17Z")

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**Problem Description**  
Trying to login to cockpit, but I get the error shown in screenshot, and the suggested journactl -u cockpit shows the Service has started.

**Steps to Reproduce**

1. go to Plinth on F.Box  
2.click on cockpit.
2. login with user name and password i set up turning first boot. I’ve also tried the user account and root - user fails as not a admin, root gives same results as FBox user.

I get an error with the following message:  
 ![Screenshot_2020-09-18 Cockpit](https://discuss.freedombox.org/uploads/default/original/1X/485c4c39b9ac51e4b2ccfcb75246632feadb2781.png)

**Information**

- _FreedomBox version_: running Debian GNU/Linux bullseye/sid and FreedomBox version 20.14. FreedomBox is up to date.

- _Hardware_: Lenovo S30

- \*How did you install FreedomBox?: ‘apt install freedombox’ on top of Debian Testing netinstall.

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### Author: ![Lepidopteran](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/lepidopteran/32/88_2.png) [@Lepidopteran](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Lepidopteran)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-install-amd64-debian-build-cockpit-fail/1102/2 "2020-11-24T00:17:08Z")

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Was the new FB install on a new Debian build? Or did the Debian build have any sort of nonstandard configuration? Thanks!

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### Author: ![fioddor](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/fioddor/32/421_2.png) [@fioddor](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/fioddor)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-install-amd64-debian-build-cockpit-fail/1102/3 "2020-12-03T15:33:12Z")

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Did you access through [https://freedombox.local](https://freedombox.local)? Cockpit [requires a full blown domain name to be accessed](https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Manual/Cockpit#Troubleshooting) 🔍.