Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:10:13 -0500 From: "Micheal Patterson" <micheal@cancercare.net> To: "John Mascardo" <johnmascardo@yahoo.co.uk>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freeBSD 4.8 Message-ID: <025b01c378db$63478bb0$0201a8c0@dredster> References: <20030912025036.23425.qmail@web14606.mail.yahoo.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "John Mascardo" <johnmascardo@yahoo.co.uk> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 9:50 PM Subject: freeBSD 4.8 > 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 First, welcome to a whole new world. :) When you were installing the OS, at one point, it asked you for an administrative or Super User password. This password will be the root account password. So, the login will be root with the password that you provided. Keep in mind, that you can only use this account from the system keyboard. -- Micheal Patterson Network Administration Cancer Care Network 405-917-0600
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