Re: Linux Help

[Chris Albertson <chrisja@jps.net>]

Tom Droege wrote:
> 
> I now have Linux loaded and running.  I think.  After trying many
> combinations of disk partitioning, I finally gave up on saving my Windows
> installation.
> 
> It serves o'll Bill right if Linux won't run with Windows.  OK, I know it
> can be done, but it is probably not worth the effort.
> 
> Would a few of you volunteer to teach me Linux?
> 


> I have Red Had 6.2 installed in the server mode.  I tried to load it in
> terminal mode but it hung at about 500 MB of programs loaded.  Obviously
> the automatic partitioning (grab and erase all disks) did not set up enough
> space for the code it was trying to load.  It just got that far and hung.

Figure you may want to do this yet again.

> 
> I studied the Red Hat book carefully.  No where does it tell you how to log
> on.  I had to guess.  So I typed "root" and my password, and that seemed to
> work.  Sigh!  I also have me as a user but have not figured out how to get
> at that yet.

The RH6.2 install procedure allows you to add one or more "normal" (non root)
users right after it asks you to supply a password for "root".  It is easy to
not add a user and think you did if you did not click "ok" after entering the
user information.  So, look at the password file do "more /etc/passwd" and see
if there is a line that starts with "droege".  If so then you are in if not then
you didn't click OK.  

Either way, 
Assuming that you have X11 running.  Bring up a terminal and type the command
"linuxconf".  You will see a big tree go down to where is says user account,
normal,
user account and click on the line. Press the add button and fill in the blanks.
Leave the lines marked (opt) blank and also  a blank for supplementary groups,
and do yourself a favor and select "/bin/tcsh"
as you command interpreter. 

Or you can do what I do.  Just edit /etc/passwd to add a user.
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