ubuntu 7.10 server edition

[Karl Larsen]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>
>   
>> Ralph Molina wrote:
>>     
>>> After installing my ubuntu server above and rebooting the system, I come
>>> to a section where I have to log in, and even though I use the username I
>>> created during the server installation and password,  I can't log in.
>>> Why? Any help appreciated, R. Molina
>>>   
>>>       
>>     You used the wrong name or password and we can't tell which. It is
>> important to write down both before you have this problem. You can drop
>> back to init 1 and make a new password if that is the problem.
>>     
>
> Not necessarily.  In at least one case we had a knowledgeable user who was
> able to verify that the system was never created with an initial user -
> the /etc/password file had no entry for any non-system user.  There's got
> to be a bug in the installation procedure somewhere, but it isn't either
> obvious or common.
>   
    Yes that could be the case. I have loaded 7.10 and Hardy from the 
liveCD's and each asked for and remembered user name and password. But 
there might be a way to skip that step or miss it because you went back 
to do something.

    Interesting :-)

Karl


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