New to Linux

[Terry Polzin]

On Wednesday 24 November 2004 10:35, Terry Polzin wrote:
> On Wednesday 24 November 2004 13:18, Mera Mottaleb wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is my first time ever using Linux. I have just installed Fedora
> > Core 2. During installation, I put in the password for the admin using
> > the number keys on the right, with the num lock key on.
> >
> > After installation when I try to login using the username:
> > administrator and the password I created, with the num lock key on, I
> > get a message saying that user name or the password is not correct. By
> > the way I tried it with the num lock key off too.
> >
> > This was my second installation. First time when I had the same
> > problem, I thought I had put in the wrong password, so the second time
> > when I installed it, I made sure that I was using the right password.
> >
> > Is it possible to change the admin password or to do anything that will
> > prevent me from reinstalling?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mera
>
> Boot into single user mode, then run passwd command.
>
> To get into single user mode, you will have to reboot and then interrupt
> grub by pressing something other than ENTER.  Press 'e' to edit the entry.
> Go down to the kernel line and append 'single' to the line. Press ENTER to
> leave edit mode. Press 'b' to boot the changed entry.
>
> Once the system has booted to a command prompt you can then run the passwd
> command and effectively change the  root password.
>
> Once you have changed the root password, key in 'exit' to continut into the
> default runlevel.

Must learn to read and think like a M$ user ;-)