Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1996 20:29:12 -0600 From: Ben Ives <ivesbf@fastlane.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: login Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960307022912.00692cd8@fastlane.net>
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>>Well, try logging in as 'root'. But don't tell anyone; it's a secret. >>Before you do, go have a look in your local bookshop or library for a >>book on Unix systems. The "Dummies guide to Unix" is a good place to start. >> Thanks for the advice. I have actually bought and read 3 books on unix, but none mentioned that one small fact. The books I have are: TCP/IP Network Administration, Help for Unix System Administrators, by Craig Hunt Unix in Plain English, by Richard Johnson Teach Yourself Unix, also by Richard Johnson These books are full of good stuff, but none have much to say about actually loading the program and setting up user accounts. I had never seen unix before I got the CD. I do have experience with NT, DOS and Win(x)(95). So I think it is fair of me to say that most Unix books I have seen so far do a very poor job in this area (I previewed several others before I bought the three). I am only trying to learn at this time. I have FreeBSD on a 500 meg partition (used fips), with Win95 on the other 700 meg. For no other reason than just to learn, I used the sysinstall to create a user account. That worked great. Then, for no good reason, I changed the root user name to Kelsie. Or I thought I did. Now neither root or Kelsie will get me administrative privileges. Where did I go wrong? What do I do now? And more importantly, do you still recommend "Dummies Guide to Unix" for me? thanks!
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