> Hi, > > I am a Linux Newbie just trying to learn my way around. > > I just installed Fedora Core 3 on an Intel Pentium III 1 GHz PC that > also runs Windows 2000. I went with the reiserfs. > > Anyway, the install went smoothly and I ran up2date. I did the MD5 > checks and the media check on all CDs. At the first boot up I was > asked to create a user so I typed in the information. When I went to > run Linux again the user name and pw were not accepted so I logged in > as root. When I looked at the user list (in User Manager) it was > empty. Now here is the strange thing. I add the user jim and input > a pw in the Create New User gui. When I click on OK the hour glass > just keeps going and going and going ... . I have left the house and > come back over two hours later and the new user is still not created! > > What am I missing here? Where should I start to look? Obviously I > do not want to keep running Linux as root. I would appreciate your > help. > > Thanks, To istall new users use system-config-users. It's a graphical interface to adding new users and groups. -- Richard E Miles Federal Way WA. registered linux user 46097
