Can someone try to reproduce this?
This appears to be a major issue. I've reproduced it on the MATE and XFCE editions. The installation completes and reboots. I have the option of logging in with the account I created during setup. If I attempt to log in as root, it logs in without asking for any password. So the root account is both enabled and the password is blank.
I did not try to SSH into it as root, so I can't confirm if that works. Can anyone else try this?
I did not try to SSH into it as root, so I can't confirm if that works. Can anyone else try this?