Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 20:01:10 -0700 From: Thanatos <lists@dlfws.net> To: John Mascardo <johnmascardo@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: freeBSD 4.8 Message-ID: <3F6136F6.6060401@dlfws.net> In-Reply-To: <20030912025036.23425.qmail@web14606.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030912025036.23425.qmail@web14606.mail.yahoo.com>
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John Mascardo wrote: > I am a very-very new LINUX/UNIX user. After being convinced by friends that it is far better and stablethan windows architechture. So I bought the LINUX Format magazine because it offered a full OS called FREEBSD 4.8 > I tried to install it and after a few a attempts I managed to install it atlast but when it started up it asked for a login and password. > I must have missed something along the way because for the life of me I had no clue what was happening on install. I searched the mag and the disc and unfortunately I can't find any login or password detail. I tried typing different stuff but to know avail... > >PLEASE tell me what I'm doing wrong and what I should do... > >CLUELESS JOHN > > > >--------------------------------- >Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo!Messenger >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > Hello John, When I have installed BSD I use root as the username without a password ( just hit enter when prompted for the password ). If that works for you, run passwd on the command line and give yourself a password you can remember :). Hope this helps, Thanatos
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