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I set Mandrake 10 to not auto login my ID. When the graphical interface appears I only see one user. Of coarse when I set the auto login to no I did not check the password first. It has now become quite clear that I don't know what the password was. I do know the root password but can't figure out how to login with it from the graphical interface?
I would have tried that but there is no option to enter a login name. You can only click on the user icon which then prompts for the password. That is what I need, how to enter a login name.
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Root Login from Grahical interface
