Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 18:20:06 +0000 From: Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com> To: carpist <carpist@mediaone.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: login Message-ID: <20011227182006.L1003@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3C2B621B.56BDBAF5@mediaone.net>; from carpist@mediaone.net on Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 01:02:03PM -0500 References: <3C2B621B.56BDBAF5@mediaone.net>
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On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 01:02:03PM -0500, carpist wrote: > I am trying this for the first time and it wants a login name and I > don't remember putting one in . Can I bypass this? What name does it > want. I tried the user and anon. No dice Try 'root' and whatever password you entered during the install. If you didn't give a password, root might be able to log in without one (just hit Enter at the password prompt), although root *really* *should* have a password. You can create new users with the 'adduser' command, or through the 'Configure' menu of /stand/sysinstall. It's a good idea to create at least one user that you log in as for most things, to reduce the chances of doing something stupid as root and trashing your system :-) HTH, Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott.mitchell@mail.com | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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