you may have hit the caps lock when you typed the root password in the 
installer - happens all the time.

Gavin

> Also, I found out the hard way that the installer doesn't
> like some root passwords.  The one I initially entered was
> '$6gd2w!' (doesn't matter, since I've since changed it.)
> Then when I reboot the system at the end of install, I try
> to log in as 'root'.  No go.  Fine, probably just have to
> log in as a normal user first, then 'su' to root.  No go
> either.  I couldn't reach the root account any way at all.
> I go back, reinstall, using a password of 's6gd2w', and it
> works like a charm.   It would seem to me that there is a
> slight problem w/ the installer if it locks the root user
> out because of the password!
>
> Monte

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