fedre core 5 login
 

I am new to this and i have installed the dvd and after reboot, it asks me for a LOGIN NAME and PASSWORD.

I did not give any login name or password during installation and so what do I have to do now? or where can I get it?

You had to have provided a root password. Log to the root user and look for useradd and groups. Create a user who will be a non-administrator (normal user).
His group id should not be the same as root. Definitely not the same.

how do I log as root user?

Enter the username "root", press "Enter" and then enter your password when prompted. If you see a graphical screen when you boot (like this), then select the "System User" option and make a new user account.

ok i entered ROOT at login and then i entered a password.

now i get this: [root@53567288 ~]#

what do i have to do now?

You're logged in, that's good. Now what you need to do is create a new (non-root) user. You can do this by running the "useradd" command, which should be quite self-explanatory.

ok, now i see alot of things like: -d, --home-dir HOME_DIR etc

what to do now?

Could you show the whole output please?

-d, --home-dir HOME_DIR
-D, --defaults
-e, --expiredate EXPIRE_DATE
-f, --inactive INACTIVE
-g, --gid GROUP
-G, --groups GROUPS
-h, --help
-k, --skel SKEL_DIR
-K, --key KEY=VALUE
-m, --create-home
-l, do not add user to lastlog database file
-M, do not create user's home directory(overrides /etc/login.defs
-r, create system account
-o, --non-unique
-p, --password PASSWORD
-s, --shell SHELL
-u, --uid UID

Do

useradd <anewusername> where <anewusername> should be the username you want to login with

once you have done this type

passwd <anewusername> where <anewusername> is the username you chose it will ask you for a password, enter one, and then confirm it

hit ctrl+d to logout and then log in with the new credentials you created.

sorry, but I am not getting it. Maybe linux is not for me.
I want to try something new other then windows, but not it is so difficult just to get in the system.

I start my pc and it loads fedora and then it asks me for :
Login: (I typed "root" cause nothing else works there)
password (it like accepts the one I used)
and then I get a :
[root@53567288 ~]# ( I type "useradd" and then I get a list of options:
-d, --home-dir HOME_DIR
-D, --defaults
-e, --expiredate EXPIRE_DATE
-f, --inactive INACTIVE
-g, --gid GROUP
-G, --groups GROUPS
-h, --help
-k, --skel SKEL_DIR
-K, --key KEY=VALUE
-m, --create-home
-l, do not add user to lastlog database file
-M, do not create user's home directory(overrides /etc/login.defs
-r, create system account
-o, --non-unique
-p, --password PASSWORD
-s, --shell SHELL
-u, --uid UID
and from here on the only one that works is "help" when I type it in
Can I just enter the system without all this hassel and enter password later?

Technically, you have entered the system. It isn't advised that you run a graphical environment as root, because you run the risk of breaking something.. it's better to be safe than sorry.

Try "useradd username", as gmcmaster suggested. I wasn't sure of the syntax, so asked to post the output.

It doesn't sound to me as though he has gotten a graphical environment running yet.

I know, that's why I'm saying to make a user account before running one!

Ah ok. But by reading his posts, it's not gonna be easy for him.