Hit Ctl + Alt +F1 and you will get a text screen. You can log in as user there.
Then useradd -p password user_name to add a new user. Ctl+Alt+F7 takes you back to the login screen but I expect you need to reboot before seeing the new user. To enable login as root in the future MandrakeControlCentre>Hardware>DisplayManagerChooser>KDM HTH derek On Sunday 07 Sep 2003 4:50 pm, Cristian Papp wrote: > Thanks for the answer. I've tried, only that I have no place to type in > 'root'. The first dialog is for choosing the user (apparently by icon > clicking). There is no edit box for typing. However, I've clicked the > dialog and type 'root'. No effect. > > Upon clicking the icon of the new user, his name is displayed as a text > label, not as an edit field. So, no edit field again. Typing 'root' has no > effect. This should be no surprise, since the dialog has no edit field > (except for password). > > Best regards, > > Cristian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Russ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 5:26 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Can not choose to log as 'root' anymore in graphic > mode > > > Hi Cristian, > > > > "root" does not show up in the list (it's hidden), just type it in and > > give the password and your in (You can also hide other users so they do > > not show up either). When you added the user, at the bottom of the box > > was the area for password. You need to go back into MCC and "delete" > > that user, then "add" it again. If you edit it, I see no place to give a > > password (Just delete it and start over). > > > > Hope this helps > > Russ > > > > Cristian Papp wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > > As root, I've added a new user using the graphical utility provided in > > > "Mandrake Control Center". As I've found no edit-field for entering an > > > initial password, I assumed that the new user would be allowed to set > > > a pasword upon the first login. > > > I also didn't add the new created user to any groups. > > > > > > Then I logout root account and try to log as the newly-created user. > > > However, I could not log, as empty password or arbitary passwords were > > > not accepted. > > > > > > The worst is that the login dialog box (I've choose to boot in > > > graphical mode) doesn't provide the opportunity to specify another > > > account (i.e root) anymore. The choices are: log as the new user (with > > > what password?), reboot or halt the system. Even worse (as the worst) > > > is that upon re-booting, I have the same logging screen, with no > > > opportunity to change user. > > > > > > 1. What can I do? > > > 2. What I've done wrong? > > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > > > Cristi > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- ---- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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