[Gllug] newbie/problem

[Stig Brautaset]

On Dec 09 2002, justin wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I've just installed SuSe linux 7.3 on my PC, however an error ocurred
> with my username and password creation during the installation
> process.
> 
> So now I have installed distribution I find that my username/password
> doesn't work so I can't logon. :-(.  Is there some way I can check or
> just change this without re-installing from scratch?

It's possible that you can use the installation cd as a recovery disk. 
I seem to remember changing the "root:x:<more stuff" to "root::<more
stuff" in /etc/passwd has the desired effect.

Stig
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