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Article #63Re: Linux startup problem.
From: Ivo Clarysse
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 00:00
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houghi wrote: > > I just installed Red Hat 4.02 for Intel kernel 2.0.30 From the > InfoMagic 6CD set. > > When I reboot, I tipe in linux, otherwise my computer starts to load > DOS/WIN. > > Then I get > loalhost login : if I type anything her, I get to pu in a password, > If i do not put anything in, I can not proceed. You shouldn't type just anything at the 'login:' prompt, but rather the name of the user wishing to log in to the system. > If I put in a password, I get Login incorrect; Login. > The only time I had to put in a password, was during the instalation. That was to set the password of the system administrator, whose username is 'root' by default on most Unix systems (including Linux). > I might be stupid, but I do know I use the same password (It is 111111 > at this moment) just to be sure I do not forget it. > What am I doing wrong during the instalation and or login? At the 'login:' prompt, type 'root'. Then there will be a 'password:' prompt. Here you type the password you set up whilst installing your Linux system. Soggie. -- ------*-----*----*--*-***-SEASONS GREETINGS ***-*--*----*-----*------- Ivo Clarysse <soggie@starlab.net>, Tel: +32-2-7215454 Research Assistant Fax: +32-2-7215380 Riverland Research, Starlab, Massive Lab, http://www.massivelab.com/
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fcd6c,6062c79ec115fa89 X-Google-Attributes: gidfcd6c,public X-Google-Thread: 100a19,6062c79ec115fa89 X-Google-Attributes: gid100a19,public X-Google-Thread: 12521f,6062c79ec115fa89 X-Google-Attributes: gid12521f,public From: Ivo Clarysse <soggie@starlab.net> Subject: Re: Linux startup problem. Date: 1997/12/12 Message-ID: <3491451F.F13E4997@starlab.net> X-Deja-AN: 297553785 Cache-Post-Path: saturn.riv.be!soggie@195.171.37.150 References: <349044fb.414559@news.ping.be> To: houghi <houghihoughi@Tande.com> Organization: Riverland Research Group Reply-To: soggie@starlab.net Newsgroups: linux.redhat.install,be.comp.os.linux,nl.omp.os.linux