Linux login?

[ray24k]

I just installed linux redhat 8 and i did not create a user account. When linux boots up it asking for my user ID and pw. I tried typing administrator and the password that I had put in during the install but it does not work. Can anyone tell me how to login?

 

[n0cmonkey]

root

NOW MAKE YOUR USER ACCOUNT!

 

[TheOmegaCode]

With a lot of reading...

 

[ray24k]

Thanks guys!!

 

[Toxic]

Not sure how familiar you are with Linux, but most of the time, you don't want to log in as root, unless you need to configure something.

 

[ray24k]

I am not familiar with linux at all. I did create a user account though. The install went great but I can tell that I am going to have to spend a lot of time learning how to use it.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: ray24k
I am not familiar with linux at all. I did create a user account though. The install went great but I can tell that I am going to have to spend a lot of time learning how to use it.

I personally found that a big part of the fun.

 

[TheOmegaCode]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: ray24k
I am not familiar with linux at all. I did create a user account though. The install went great but I can tell that I am going to have to spend a lot of time learning how to use it.

I personally found that a big part of the fun.

Masochist!

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: TheOmegaCode

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: ray24k
I am not familiar with linux at all. I did create a user account though. The install went great but I can tell that I am going to have to spend a lot of time learning how to use it.

I personally found that a big part of the fun.

Masochist!

Is that the part that makes me a masochist or is it the part that I found OpenBSD to be an easier/better environment?

Just a side note, it may show you how often you should probably be using the root account, but I forgot my root password on my main machine...