[SOLVED] Create New User -Every Time- at startup?

E_z_E · 09-06-2011, 10:25 AM

So for some reason or another, every time I boot up fedora 14, I get the 'Create User' prompt @ startup. I already have a user account set up, and normally I can just click the "forward" button and get to the normal login screen, but I'd like to get rid of the 'create user' prompt.

Anyone have any idea how to fix this?

sycamorex · 09-06-2011, 10:27 AM

Hi and welcome to LQ.

It's a wild guess, but perhaps the firstboot service is still on.

E_z_E · 09-06-2011, 10:31 AM

that sounds like it would be it. know how to check it?

sycamorex · 09-06-2011, 10:34 AM

You can use chkconfig:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/...chkconfig.html

or install a gui utility for it:
http://www.liberiangeek.net/2010/12/...automatically/

E_z_E · 09-06-2011, 10:39 AM

used chkconfig - firstboot is off. any other ideas?

and thanks for the other link. might try that in a bit.

Edit: added screenshot of chkconfig as an attachment. Maybe you guys can spot something I missed.

sycamorex · 09-06-2011, 10:45 AM

I haven't used Fedora in a while so don't know its installation intricacies, but perhaps the installation process has not been fully completed when you installed it. Try to follow the wizard till the end creating a new test user (you can always remove it later on). Make sure it's fully completed and restart the computer to see what happens

E_z_E · 09-06-2011, 10:50 AM

alright. I'll give that a shot.

thanks for the help btw./

E_z_E · 09-06-2011, 10:58 AM

yup. that did it. go figure. simple as that.

thanks again.

sycamorex · 09-06-2011, 11:05 AM

No problem. You might want to mark the thread as solved (in the thread tools)