At 01:56 PM 7/9/99 -0400, Peter Flinkfelt wrote:
>Did you add an ordinary user to linux ??? It sounds as if you only did
>so under XFree86.
>
> Try ' adduser herman ' and ' passwd herman ' while
> logged in as root. then try to log in as herman with the
> appropriate password.
>
>~P~
>
That's a thought .... I assumed it was global.
The same list/table showed root(user) as well, passwd encrypted.
I tried to give myself access to 'everything'.
The directory was setup automatically as /home/herman. No questions
asked.
That should have been /root/herman (?) I guess.
(I'll test it out.)
When I (now) tried to add the same username from root/bash
it said: User exists already.
But the password that goes with the username did not
work. (Login incorrect.)
Thanks to all who wrote.
It IS working fine from the command-line.
I HAVE access as user. I tried 'su' already.
Herman Aa.
>Herman Aa wrote:
>>
>> I have had this from the beginning. I cannot check in except as root.
>> I run RH 5.0, installed as it comes. (installed with EZstart.bat off
>> the CDROM.)
>> I have only logged in as root. There is no other way.
>> What's wrong?
>> I did run XFree86. With 'User and Group configuration' (control-panel)
>> I added 'myname herman' 'password secret' 'full name'
>> I exited XF86 via menu, Linux via cntl-alt-del.
>> Upon rebooting:
>> Log-in: herman
>> Login incorrect.
>> What could be wrong?
>>
>> Herman Aa.
>>
>> Herman Aalderink, Philippines (Cebu island).
Herman Aalderink, Philippines (Cebu island).
