I am absolutely new user to Linux. I installed Debian GNU on my vertual machine. It now asks for username and password. When I enter the username and password, it says incorrect. I dont know how to use Debian.

Please help.

Hey shekharsrivastav,
Looks like you may enter a password like 13224 instead of 13294.
have you tried root with nothing or root as the password.
If not, you will have to create a new virtual machine.
By the way if you are using Virtual PC, it won't support Debains, because is designed for Microsoft OSes only.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask...

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Hi,
I 've just read your messages, don't know if you solved your pb. anyway I suppose you use vmware and install debian in virtual machine, if this is the case,
when you installed debian you've asked for root password and for user password.
you can log in as user only ( the root is disabled by default on graphic).
You have to respect the case ( upper case and lower case letter are not the same).

best regards
bela

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also ubuntu and linux mint are debian, if you are interested just get it for free.

1. Download the ISO.
2. Burn the ISO to disc or extract ISO to usb as autorun.
3. Plug your usb or insert your CD and wait use the live cd option.
4. On Ubuntu/Mint click on the install icon.
5. Now set time, date, country, keyboard layout, partition etc.
6. Restart and enjoy!

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What?

No, they are not Debian.
You might say something like that of Sidux, Antix, Mepis, Dreamlinux, Knoppix, Elive, Crunchbang etc, and it would be understandable. At least they use the Debian repositories. But to say Ubuntu (or Mint) is Debian is just wrong.

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Thanks to you all friends,

I installed debian on Oracle VM Virtual Box. When the help from my valued friends (Above) could not help me, I removed Debian from my Virtual Box.
I'll now try to reinstall it again, but it will be almost after a month or so, since I am pre-occupied at the moment.
Thanks again to you all.

VirtualBox will allow you to mount the iso directly. So there is no need to burn the iso to cd just to install to the vm.

Also, if your original install was successful there is a way to boot it into single user mode and reset the root password. I see no reason this will not work as well for a vm as it does for a real machine. Just google 'lost root password debian' should give you the instructions.

After you have reset the root password you can then create a new user or reset the password for the user you already made and your good to go. Google is your friend.

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