On Monday 05 February 2007 17:37, jdow wrote:
> From: <linuxmaillists@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > On Thursday 19 February 1998 06:49, Robert Stevens
wrote:
> >> I purchased a computer on ebay with Fedora core. The
> >> Fedora core boots up, but asks for a user name and
> >> password and I can't go any further. The seller is
> >> not helpful. Is there any way I can get past the user
> >> name and password. This is a gateway computer. The
> >> computer is useless to me as it is. Bob
> >
> > Maybe the seller is the true owner and expects you to
> > install your own OS.
> >
> > Do like the others said and install a new OS.
>
> Maybe the machine is stolen and the true owner's identity
> could be determined from the machine. It sounds fishy
> that the previous "owner" could not help with the
> password.
>
> {^_^}
That is true or the owner really did sell the box and does
not want the information accessed. The seller should have
wiped the harddrive.
