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From: Roger Cooper
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00

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Linux like all Unix is case sensitive could you be getting the case of the
password wrong?

Regards Roger

Fred Ritman wrote in message <36992200.4B4449CD@ozemail.com.au>...
>I have just installed linux 4.2 and am a bit new to this.  During the
>installation, I was asked for a root password and supplied one, but when
>I get the login prompt and try to login as root and password as the
>password I supplied during installation I get Login incorrect.
>sometimes I get a prompt called localhost login:
>
>If anybody has any ideas on how to fix this, I would love to hear from
>you,
>
>Regards
>
>Fred
>
>

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