When the docs say “Install on a clean server”. I now know that means absolutely nothing on the server. I had installed Plesk before I installed ERPNext and it caused issues with root access. I guess because Plesk hijacks the ‘root’ permissions. Making it almost impossible to change my password (My theory).
In the end I was able to install without any issues at all once I removed Plesk, reverted the server to default, and installed ERPNext immediately after.
Now - This brings me to a new issue that I’m looking for help understanding. Is there a way Plesk and ERPNext could live on the same server together or must they be different servers? If not, why? I opened another thread specifically for this - Simple Installation Step Guide
Thanks!