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Title: Redhat 9 installation problem
Post by: Linux_noob on September 07, 2005, 04:12:59 AM

I have installed it, and unless I was mistaken didn't create a name..
the password wouldn't even imput for some reason or another..  Can anyone help me??

Title: Redhat 9 installation problem
Post by: Ricky on September 07, 2005, 06:01:09 PM

What do you mean, can you elaborate little more ?

Title: Elaborate.
Post by: Linux_noob on September 08, 2005, 12:21:35 AM

Well as far as I can explain I will.
I have installed redhat completely; I made the partition and all that stuff, so I am that far in the installation.  
When the {localhost: }
prompt comes up I don't have a name and it asked for a password, but the password won't allow me to type anything..  
should I reinstall??

Title: Redhat 9 installation problem
Post by: Ricky on September 08, 2005, 06:13:48 PM

well.. in Linux we mostly have on default user (administrative) with the name "root"
So if you are being asked for username and password on command line then you have to put "root" as username and then type password which you must have specified during installation.

BTW. when on command line in linux while typing the password, it will show nothing but password is actually being typed.

Title: Thanks a lot.
Post by: Linux_noob on September 08, 2005, 06:42:15 PM

I will try that once I get back to my dorm where my laptop is sittuated.