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• K P

  

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  December 21, 2010 1:07 AM PST

  When I boot from the LiveCD I am asked for a user name and password. What is it?

• SImon K

  

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  December 21, 2010 4:35 AM PST

  I have the same problem, just with Live USB stick ? can someone help ?
• biff baxter

  

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  December 21, 2010 6:20 AM PST

  Hi folks....sorry I have not updated all the information on the new web site. For the current released version.
  
  The default user name is : guest and the password is blank (simply press enter)
• K P

  

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  December 21, 2010 8:48 AM PST

  That works, thank you.
  It would be a good idea (I think) to either make it so that no login details are needed, or the login screen contains all the info required.
• Glen Ellis

  

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  December 31, 2010 9:20 AM PST

  """ biff baxter said:
  The default user name is : guest and the password is blank (simply press enter)
  """

  Thanks.

  I asked this:
  

  From Live-CD, this seems to be a nice light-weight distro.
  Hope it can be an initial/default boot for my 'sand-box' HD
  with 8 partitions and several OS installed. .
  

  Have installed to sda1, auto login, provided my 'name', 'user id', 'password', standard stuff.

  On bootup, from the HD, OS boots OK, but I am unable to ID myself for Log-in.     
  So,  Cannot Log-in.
  

  Booting from Ubunto, or Puppy, or Knoppix, is there a file I can modify to find out 'who' I am ? Maybe modify it, or do I do Live-CD, Install fresh to HD ?

  I re-installed and had good results:

  Solution: 
  Enter UserID and Password using the Return Key.
  Do not close the field by Tab Key.

  Thanks to Biff Baxter. 
  Having looked through your distro,
  It Is Obvious That You Have Been Around The Linux Tree Several Times !!!

  :)
  

  
  This post was edited by Glen Ellis at January 1, 2011 3:54 AM PST
• biff baxter

  

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  December 31, 2010 10:30 PM PST

  Thanks Glen Ellis...I am glad you got things running.
• Saigua Tang

  

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  January 21, 2011 11:42 PM PST

  Great, especially since network services...except Samba?...aren't enabled by default, but what should be done for security's sake if important media are attached (or a web service password fed to firefox?) passwd for starters? Clearly SELinux extensions aren't compiled in, but short of that exercise, is there anything to be gained by making another user and group for network-facing tasks, or merely console user safety?