Username and Password? -- addendum

[Derick Centeno]

By the way, in case you were not clear on this point.

During the installation process there is a passing mention of 
Administrator or System Administrator password where the installation 
process pauses for a time awaiting the entry of the password for the 
Administrator.  This title is another nomenclature for root.

Therefore entering the password for the Administrator is entering the 
password for root.

On May 7, 2006, at 11:09 AM, Derick Centeno wrote:

> Hi Nate:
> The installer can be set so that one is either in the text or 
> graphical interface mode.  The graphical mode although nice is 
> limiting in that one does not have access to as many commands one may 
> need to execute during an emergency or other unforeseen problem which 
> may arise, as the text interface provides or allows access to.
>
> During the installation process one is asked to enter a password and a 
> username.  Now, a few don't enter a username but do enter a password.  
> Usually Linux will interpret that action that the password is for 
> root.  This means as far as the system is concerned that Linux, here 
> Yellow Dog Linux, there is only one user -- known as root.   This 
> means that when you login you can only login as root.  For instance, 
> when the system queries you for the username when it boots up or 
> begins:
>
> username:
>
> Your response can only be one thing:
>
> username: root
>
> After you type root make sure to press the Enter or Return key.  Next 
> the system will query you for the password.  Like this:
>
> password:
>
> Hardly a conversation, but it is direct.  This is where you enter the 
> same password you gave the system during the installation process.  
> When you type your password make sure you really know it or read from 
> some paper record you can refer to because the system will only print 
> stars regardless what the password is.  For instance:
>
> password:************
>
> The system will count or include commas, periods, upper and lower case 
> letters; this means that the system will only recognize passwords as 
> valid passwords when the characters originally entered during the 
> install process are re-entered in exactly the same sequence.
>
> Ok?
>
> Once you are in Linux, keep in mind that it is not a good idea to be 
> logged in as root.  So you will create another name for yourself (if 
> you are the only user) and from this time forward use that name 
> whenever you login.  This method is a safety measure while you are 
> learning Linux, as Linux treats other users from root differently 
> allowing limited and less access to certain system level commands.  As 
> you learn more, you can access those commands via superuser or 
> modifying the sudoers file.  Leave that for the future, for now 
> consider that option unavailable.
>
> I am not sure whether the way to add yourself (or anyone else) as a 
> user is to use the useradd or adduser command.  When you are within 
> Linux you can do:
>
> man useradd
>
> or
>
> man adduser
>
> to find out.  You will be given instructions by the system itself 
> which should be straightforward.  If there are further questions, come 
> back here and ask.
>
> Someone should be able to respond.
>
> Best wishes...
>
> On May 4, 2006, at 8:13 PM, Nate Hill wrote:
>
>> I just put ydl on my computer and on my first boot, it switched to 
>> command-line, and asked me to log in.  I had set a password in the 
>> installer, but what is the username?
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