What computer are you using?
Just as a quick overview YDL 3 and earlier are best used for G3 and
earlier based Macs. The current version is YDL 4.0.1 which many modern
G4 and G5 Macs utilize best.
Regarding login and password one easy thing which many overlook: Are
you sure that your Cap Lock key is not active? Perhaps your password
may be lowercase, but you may have missed that you may be instead
typing upper case. If this simple issue is not a contributor to what
is going on, then perhaps there is a record somewhere of the password
and username you originally set when you were yet installing YDL? That
username and password is what is being looked for at the first login.
If there is no record anywhere of what that is or you can't remember
it; you can reset it depending upon which Mac you have as there are
different boot and emergency procedures for different models using
different versions of YDL.
If you choose to attempt one more reinstall, this time set up a
separate password for root and a separate user password for a user
account for most activities which won't require root access. As a
precaution they shouldn't be the same password. In addition, set up
your login option so that your first login is set for text, not the
login user interface.
This will present the opportunity that if necessary (like this
situation) you will have direct access to a terminal providing at least
limited access to key emergency functions as root or superuser. The
graphic based user login prevents that; although there are ways around
that to.
Best wishes...
On Nov 26, 2005, at 5:43 PM, Avery Vankirk wrote:
Hi, I'm new to all forms of linux and am having major difficulties
with yellowdog linux 3.0.1. You see, at the initial startup page it
brings up a box that wants my username and password, but when i enter
them, it sais that they are incorrect. i've reinstalled YDL twice to
try and fix the problem but with no luck. please help, Fred
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