password

[Mark Pubols]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geert Janssens" <geert.janssens3@pandora.be>
To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: (no subject)


> First, check if your num lock is on when typing the password (if it
> contains numbers).
>
> Then, check if caps lock is not accidentally on.
>
> If that's still not working, here's a wild guess: this might be a
> keyboard layout issue.
> Maybe during the install, your keyboard layout is set to querty, while
> during normal boot, it gets configured as azerty, or the other way around.
>
> For testers, type your password as if you were on the other keyboard
layout.
>
>
> Hope any of these help.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Geert Janssens
>
> Mark Pubols wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > new to the YDL and in fact this is my first Linux OS installed. I've put
> > it on a Beige G3 DT and have gone with a desktop install. Everything has
> > apparently gone on the computer just fine except I can't really be sure
> > since I can't make it past the password entry. I've installed this thing
> > 4 times now and each time I've tweaked the password a little bit and
> > every time I can't get past the password at all.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Mark
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