password to log onto system Ubuntu

[Mike McMullin]

On January 6, 2011 01:32:31 pm James Sutton wrote:
> I am new to Linux, starting with Ubuntu.  I use windows otherwise, and when
> i log onto my machine, i have a password , yet when i boot using Ubuntu,
> the password is not accepted...the user name is the same it would appear,
> and i cannot use a blank or use the 'other' logon.  any ideas please?
> 
> James

  You might need to click on the user name, then on where it says password, 
and enter your password, btw, Linux (and Unix) are case sensitive for 
passwords, so watch your caps lock key.