Linux: Installing Ubuntu
Installing Ubuntu
by cacross - 3/25/06 8:13 AMI finally got through the first face of the installation and now it says "ubuntu login:" and "password" I tried entering the login name and password but it didnt work. Any solutions
Which ID and password?
by chuckieu - 3/25/06 10:44 AM In reply to: Installing Ubuntu by cacrossNot familiar with Ubuntu, but all Linux I have installed
have had me first choose a ROOT password, then a USER
name and password. If Ubuntu is finished installing and
is booting for the first time, it should be asking for USER login name and password. It is NOT good to login as root. If this isn't what is happening, you may be in the
last stage of installation. chuck
I am guessing User ID and Password because...
by cacross - 3/25/06 11:10 AM In reply to: Which ID and password? by chuckieuI have no Idea what a Root ID and password is it says something like " B----- Badger" and then "------ Login:" and then "Password:" but after the : in password it won't let me type until i press enter which goes down the next line. Do u see anything I am doing wrong?
Installing Ubuntu
by brianmcfly - 3/25/06 5:02 PM In reply to: Installing Ubuntu by cacrossI use ubuntu too and really like it.
You need to type in the user name and password you typed in during the install.
The login and password are case sensitive. If this doesn't work you will need to reinstall Ubuntu. I know this would stink so I hope it works for you.
The advice given by the other poster is for a different distro of linux. Ubuntu doesn't have a root account. A root account btw is an administrator account.
Thanks
by cacross - 3/25/06 7:22 PM In reply to: Installing Ubuntu by brianmcflyThanks I tried the Live CD and it worked beautifully I had my pc upgraded like 2 years ago So I think that helped it. I backed it up even though there is nothing on it and I tried installing it and I got through the 1st phase of the installation and when it ask me to reboot it ask me for a password and id and I entered the id name and when it got to the password for some reason I have to press enter to type then if i dont type within like 5 seconds it automatically says Login Incorrect. According to the Install guide i was looking at on my laptop I was so close. Someone please help me.
Ubuntu doesn't have a Root (Administrator) account.
by chuckieu - 3/26/06 11:32 AM In reply to: Thanks by cacrossFirst Unix/Linux Distro I've ever seen that doesn't. Including Beatrix, which is built on Ubuntu. Live and learn. Anyway. Like any login, you do have to press enter after typing an ID, then after password. Otherwise the computer doesn't know what you typed. chuck
I'm sorry you missed understood me ....
by cacross - 3/26/06 11:53 AM In reply to: Ubuntu doesn't have a Root (Administrator) account. by chuckieuI know you have to press enter after you enter your id or password. What I am saying is that after I press enter on my id it takes me down to "password:" and then i have to press enter again before I can start typing my password which it then takes me down to the next line then i have to type my password within 5 seconds or it says login incorrect: Basically it wont let me type my password after "password:"
In case...
by cacross - 3/26/06 12:00 PM In reply to: I'm sorry you missed understood me .... by cacrossyou didn't know I am installing the server installation because I had trouble with the regular installation
Ubuntu root user
by emoryu21 - 3/26/06 5:41 PM In reply to: Ubuntu doesn't have a Root (Administrator) account. by chuckieuYes, Ubuntu does have a root user. It is created automatically and assigned a random password. You can change this password to anything you want by editing users from the menu. I would recommend against this though. You can use sudo to do anything you would normally do as root and it is much more secure. Linux is a great, secure operating system. As soon as you start logging in as root all that protection goes away (that's why Linspire is such a horrible distro).
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