Fedora Login Problems

MWRman66 · 10-05-2008, 09:58 AM

I'm currently having problems creating a username with Fedora 9. I'm always logged into the console/terminal mode. I'm able to enter into the root after entering the password I'd created during the install.I then located how to add "Users and Groups"and did so. Yet when I log in and use the users I created I still can't log in,unless I log in as root. I found a thread on how to add users(adduser) and create a passwords(passwd) for each user through the root. The only thing it will allow me to do is change the password. It doesn't seem to allow me to add a user. Will I only be able to log in using "startx"after logging into root.Now I'd like to introduce my daughter to Linux but am afraid if she were to use it in root,something might get screwed up. Now I am a newbie so any help would be appreciated and if any code is mentioned it would be nice to have how to enter it line by line.

soppy · 10-05-2008, 11:29 AM

in the terminal as root, run

Code:

useradd -m -U -p -s USERNAME

the -m creates the home directory
-U creates a group called whatever the username is
-p uses encrypted password
-s says that this user will use the BASH shell
USERNAME is the username you wish for the user
then run again as root still

Code:

passwd USERNAME

USERNAME is the name of the user. it should ask you to insert password then. run as root

Code:

su - USERNAME

to make sure the user was made correctly. then run

Code:

su - NON-ROOT USER

NON-ROOT USER is the username of a different login other than root or the one you just made (your account maybe?) Finally as the non-root user run

Code:

su - USERNAME

it should ask you for the password. enter it and if the shell changes and says
USERNAME@WHATEVERHOST:
then it's good. (USERNAME is the user's name and WHATEVERHOST is the host's name default is LocalHost.) You may then run startx or if you would prefer a login screen, run

Code:

telinit 5

you may need to be root for that i'm not sure
To use a graphical login screen at default, run

Code:

nano /etc/inittab

change the line (some# is the number it is at now)
id:some#:initdefault:
to
id:5:initdefault:

you must be root to run the last part. to change to the root user in a graphical shell use
su -
then enter the password. if any questions, please ask

drchuck · 10-05-2008, 12:15 PM

As root, try adding the new user from the menu item Administration/Users and Groups. If you can't find it, make sure the system-config-users rpm is installed from your install disk or the repositories.

MWRman66 · 10-06-2008, 07:43 PM

Thanks for the help. As soon as I get back home I'll do as you suggest.It will be a great help.Do you know of the best book available to learn code for Linux. I'd really like to learn more.

soppy · 10-06-2008, 08:03 PM

a very well written book to learn about the inner workings of linux and to learn some valuable codes, try reading the Linux From Scratch book. To learn about linux codes, here's some. http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html
also, for a book http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Command-.../dp/047025128X.
but it's about $35
or were you talking about to learn code as in programming?

chrism01 · 10-06-2008, 08:58 PM

This is good: http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz

MWRman66 · 10-07-2008, 07:21 PM

The resources you've provided me are much appreciated. I've checked them out and see I have some reading to do. Especially if I want to learn more. Unlike years ago when I first learned about Linux from Leo Laporte on "The Screensavers".All I needed to do then was watch his show and learn something about it,if the subject of Linux was ever brought up.