Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 07:58:09 +0100 From: Konrad Neitzel <neitzel@softmediatec.de> To: Kim Cheung <ecs1749@netscape.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: kimwaic@deltanet.com Subject: Re: Urgent newbie question Message-ID: <200303150758.11706.neitzel@softmediatec.de> In-Reply-To: <3E725392.20107@netscape.net> References: <3E725392.20107@netscape.net>
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=2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Am Freitag, 14. M=E4rz 2003 23:11 schrieb Kim Cheung: > I have a need to know how to log on to a FreeBSD system installed in > my notebook by a programmer. He told me that the UserID should be > root and then gave me the password. When I booted up FreeBSD, I > entered root as instructed. Unfortunately the next thing that > happens is that I get thrown to a command proompt #TEST - rather then > a password prompt. That looks like the is no password. The "TEST #" (I think that was the=20 prompt you see, but of course it can anything else, too!) ist the=20 prompt you got after that. I am just wondering what the one, who installed that computer, wants to=20 do. a) It isn't a good idea to work as root b) It is always a good idea to set up XFree. Normaly users are glad, if=20 they can log in in a graphical system I hope I was able to help you. With kind regards, Konrad =2D --=20 Konrad Neitzel Tel: 0172 / 689 31 45 =46ax: 069 / 90 50 99 53 =2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+cs8BxlHQ37B9RLMRAhnLAJ95+LJn6+GstPMGdhZ6tedZICXhjACbBfQt pMDl2WkYx1bgrqoN0Vu3qOg=3D =3D0ksP =2D----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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