On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:20:43 -0500, Erik Hemdal <ehemdal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Using a 200GIG WD harddrive and VIA EPIA M10000 mini-ITX > > motherboard with 512 megs of RAM.... > > > > #1 - I do the install, no problems as far as I can tell, then > > it has to do a reboot. It gets to where it is then asking > > for a "username" in the middle of the screen. I don't have a > > username. At some point during the install it forces me to > > put in an admin name or something, but that user/pass doesn't > > Yes you do. At a minimum, you have a username 'root'. The password is that > which you established for the administrator during installation. You should > also set up a separate "user's" account and use that account for your > everyday work. > > > work. Is there a way during the install to tell it "hey, no > > freaking user/pass on this computer"? > > No. Linux is a true multiuser and multitasking OS. Having specific > usernames and passwords allows you to have better control over your system > and makes it more secure. The tiny inconvenience of logging in is worth the > benefit. > > I can think of one way in which you could avoid usernames and passwords > (there may be others) but this is extra work to make the system easier to > break. Set up users, and save yourself grief. > > Log in as user root, with the password you set, and run > > system-config-users > > at a shell prompt (System Settings > Users and Groups on the menu) to set up > an ordinary user's account. > > > > #2 - Want to do a dual boot between XP and Linux. Do I > > partition the harddrive first, then install XP, then install Linux? > > That is what I would do to create a dual-boot system. If you are working on > a system which currently contains XP, reduce the size of your NTFS partition > to make space for Fedora. Do not alter the small FAT partition which XP has > created (XP needs a FAT partition to work). Leave the freed up space > unpartitioned. Anaconda will handle formatting for you when you choose to > install in unpartitioned space. > > Hope this helps. Erik > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > You CAN set it up so that you can turn on the computer and not have to enter a password. In KDE: Menu-> Control Center-> System Administration-> Login Manager -> Convienience There you can define which user to log in automatically, and with no password. I should note that I did it in Gnome, not KDE, but I'm not about to logout and log back in to check how it is done in Gnome. In any case, I'm such a newbie that if I figured it out, I'm sure that you will be able to, if you insist on doing it in gnome. Dotan Cohen http://English-Lyrics.com http://Song-Lyriks.com
