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Ok I just installed Mandrake 9.1 yesterday. This is my first time really trying it today. I did not setup a root password and was wondering? Is there a way to set this password once mandrake is installed. Thank you.
Originally posted by lfur Login and type:
passwd root
it will ask you for a new password and for confirmation.
Done.
But it is not a good idea to use root account for everyday use. Instead add a user:
adduser username
passwd username
Enjoy
I did the above but I know I'm missing something. Do I have to open konsole and do this? and if so do I also type in login: and if so what do I type there, sorry totally lost here.
Originally posted by lfur Of course you do this thru the console, how else are you able to type in commands?
Now you can logout from the system (type: exit) and login as a normal user. It usually looks like this:
Login: username
password: yourpassword
Not ignore you
I was not even sure what a console was untill 10 minutes ago. I found a good site here in your forum all about mandrake think I will WTFM before going any further
But it's great to know this forum is here.
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