Remeber, usernames and passwords are case sensitive. (Almost everything in Linux is case sensitive.) Is it possible that a glitchy keyboard is messing with your username or password inputs? (If you got a double or dropped character when inputting them either at install or login later.) Is the caps lock or num lock key screwing with your inputs? (Linux tends to default to num lock off at start up.)
Thank's Todd
I have double and triple checked all of that. very aware of the upper/lower case thing in Linux. installed 3 different keyboards thinking of that first off. I still think Linux may be the path for me if I can just make all the paths come to gather for what i have in mind to end up with.
thanks
Ken
ZX81, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 16, Atari 520STFM, XT PC, Toshiba Laptop with EL orange screen, and the first i have built Pentium 1 200MHz.
Many more there, some i still have in working condition, see my channel on youtube:
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why cant they just have a check box do you need a password yes / no and leave it at that
1 frustrated old man
As an old man, you should remember mainframe computers occupying several large racks that were operated by many people from many terminals. Linux is derived from Unix, Unix was developed in 1969... This is why in Linux you have to use passwords (and also a complicated permission system). You can't escape it, you have to like it...
