I have two systems that I have been working on. And once 15.5 is on, I can’t seem to get to pswds. By this I mean, the system didn’t ask for logons during install. Ok, since this was an upgrade. The problem is, I can’t logon as root. I know the password. I can’t use my User account, I know that password.
As a test I installed to a macbook pro (as in new install, not an update/upgrade) and it is having the exact same issues.
Do I understand correct that you did an upgrade from Leap 15.4 → 15.5? Then, how did you do that? There are several ways to do this and we can not look over your shoulder.
And indeed, doing a version upgrade does not ask for creating passwords. Only software packages are replaced and the user population is not affected.