[App_rpt-users] First time run problem

[TGundo 2003]

Good morning all- newbie to the project here, and I'm learning Linux at the same time. I have a tiny bit of Linux experience, but not enough at this point. Still trying to get all the basic commands down (too much DOS stuck in my head).
I managed to successfully download the latest DIAL image, put it on an SD card, and get my Pi2 to boot up. It prompted me to change the PW, which i did in the default repeater at repeater user. I also logged into root and changed that password.
The 2 current issues I have are:
1- I never had the "first run" prompts for the node config pop up, and from what I read on the wiki it should. Any thoughts?
2- I cannot seem to SSH either into the root or repeater user from putty. It rejects the connection. I am trying to use port 222. Any thoughts?
The user Repeater doesn't seem to have rights to install apps, i tried to get VIM per the instructions of another Ham, it wouldn't under the repeater user, but it did under the root user. Is that normal?
Thanks for any help, sorry for such basic questions!
TomW9SRV
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