Re: [gNewSense-users] can't get root

[Karl Goetz]

Tim Retout wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-01-04 at 15:17 -0600, Bill McConnaughey wrote:
> > I installed gNewSense 1.0 without apparent problems.  But I can't log in 
> > as root.  Should I have given "root" when it asked for a user name during 
> > the installation?
>
> It probably wasn't a good idea. Perhaps the installer should check that
> the user doesn't choose usernames that match system accounts. (Does it
> not do this already?)

i would think it does.

> > What can I do about it now?

not log in as root.

> If you don't want to reinstall, you could use the installation CD as a
> LiveCD, mount the relevant partitions, chroot in, and add a user. Do you
> know how to do this? It will be something like:
>
> sudo mount /dev/hda1 /mnt
> sudo chroot /mnt
> sudo adduser bill
> <enter password and other information as required>
> exit

i dont think that will be required :)

> > I did the installation on one system and then tried to connect the hard
> > disk to an older machine.  I got Grub error 18 (selected cylinder exceeds
> > the maximum supported by bios).  Is it possible to do an installation on
> > that machine?
>
> Perhaps, using a smaller HDD...

... or correctly, make a 64mb boot partition ;)

> > On my first attempt to install, on a 2.1 GB disk, it got 75% of the way 
> > there and **then** said the disk is full.

unless you have 2 drives totalling more then 3 gig, using a 2.1 is a no-go.

> ...or not.

kk

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Karl Goetz
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