Re: Root username

[Manuel Amador <amadorm usm edu ec>]

The installation said it clearly. Root password.

Although perhaps it should have said "root's password" and an
explanation of what root is.  Or said "Administrator password" and
explained that the administrator's username is always "root".

El jue, 05-12-2002 a las 10:56, Heinz Windzio escribió:
> Hi,
>   This isn't technically gnome-specific, but  bear with me...
> 
> I just purchased RedHat 8 and installed successfully. However, at no
> time did the install prompt me for a root username- only a root
> password. So, I created a password. I was given the option of creating
> user accounts with usernames and passwords, but declined to do so. After
> the install I rebooted and was prompted for a username and password.
> Since I didn't create a username, nothing seemed to work. I tried admin,
> administrator, my password, nothing, and fu. Nothing seems to work. Is
> there anything I can do besides reinstalling completely? Tx, Heinz.
> 
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> Heinz Windzio
> Support Engineer
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