Re: login problems

[kenny B <kboals@gmail.com>]

Ummmm...im not sure where or when to press the ctl+alt+F1 i tried
during the bootup process, but nothing happened....installing debian
was a painful process...im wondering if i should just switch to
xandros or something like that. got any suggestions?

Thanks,
Kenny

On 4/24/05, Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk> wrote:
> On (24/04/05 19:23), kenny B wrote:
> > hi. i am new to debian, and when i try to login, it says "the system
> > administrator is not allowed to login from this screen" is there a
> > different way i can login as the system administrator?
> Hi Kenny
> 
> Root isn't normally permitted to log in via the x-window environment
> (KDE, Gnome etc.).  During the install you should have created a user
> account; if you didn't do:
> 
> Press Ctl+Alt+F1 which should give you a shell prompt #  .... then type:
> # adduser $YOUR_NAME
> fill in a passwd etc.
> 
> You can then log in using your username into a graphical environment.
> 
> You should also install sudo (I suggest using aptitude) which allows you
> to grant root privileges to your username.  For more info type 'man
> sudo' at the prompt.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Clive
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