help with new OS
Jack Inyart
plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:08:59 -0600
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Thanks for the help. I ran into another problem while following the =
info below. I did get to the "new Unix password" and successfully typed =
it into the screen the same way twice. Then the message displayed was " =
Authentication token manipulation error" Going on from there was =
useless. I was able to make no more progress. Since I already have =
another machine that I am using to learn more about Linux, I am willing =
at this time to simply blow Linux out of the second machine. I have so =
far been unable to get it to boot from the CD. Perhaps if you have time =
you might give me a hint in this direction? Thanks so much Jack
----- Original Message -----=20
From: der.hans=20
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us=20
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: help with new OS
Am 22. Mar, 2002 schw=E4tzte Jack Inyart so:
> I have two machines with Linux running and I am a complete newbie to
> Lunix. Really a newbie, assume nothing about any prior knowledge. =
I need
> only one machine to learn more about Linux. One is running just =
fine, the
> other is another story. I cannot login. I do not know the password =
for
> this machine and need to log in to the machine since I want to =
install a
> different OS. Is there a way to get to the area where I can login =
and
> start to install the new OS? Thanks. Jack
Generally you don't install one OS from inside another.
Boot from the CD for the other OS and install it. If you're just =
wiping out
the Linux install you have you have no worries about the Linux =
install.
If you want to keep the Linux install don't wipe out the partitions =
it's
using when install the other OS.
To get into the Linux install to use it reboot and hold down the shift
button until you get the 'boot:' prompt from lilo. Hit <tab> twice. =
That
will give you a list of boot images lilo knows about. Let's say the =
first is
called 'Linux'. At the 'boot:' prompt enter 'Linux init=3D/bin/sh' and =
hit
<enter>. Linux should boot and give you a root shell, generally =
designated
by a '#' prompt.
At the root prompt enter 'mount -o remount,rw /', then 'passwd'. The =
last
will prompt you for a new root password. After entering a new root =
passwd
enter 'mount -o remount,ro /', then 'exec /sbin/init'. At that point =
Linux
should finish booting and you'll be able to login as root.
As root you can add user accounts via 'useradd -m <username>' =
replacing
'<username>' with whatever username you want. Use lower-case =
alpha-numeric
characters only and no spaces.
As root you can assign a password to the new account with 'passwd
<username>'.
Once you have a user account, you can logout and login as that user. =
Note
you can also create the user between the two mount commands. Also note =
that
if you just need to fix the password for an already existing user, =
then just
use 'passwd <username>' as root.
After logging in as a normal user if you need to do something as root =
you
can enter 'su' and root's password when you're prompted to get another =
root
shell.
root is the adminstrative account and has rights/permissions to do =
anything
on the system. Use it sparingly. It has the ability to let the magic =
smoke
out of the box :).
User accounts don't have special privileges, so generally can't harm =
the
overall system.
ciao,
der.hans
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http://www.<ThisSpaceAvailable>.com/
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<DIV><STRONG>Thanks for the help. I ran into another problem while =
following the info below. I did get to the "new Unix password" and =
successfully typed it into the screen the same way twice. Then the =
message=20
displayed was " Authentication token manipulation error" Going on =
from=20
there was useless. I was able to make no more progress. =
Since I=20
already have another machine that I am using to learn more about Linux, =
I am=20
willing at this time to simply blow Linux out of the second =
machine. I=20
have so far been unable to get it to boot from the CD. Perhaps if =
you have=20
time you might give me a hint in this direction? Thanks so much=20
Jack</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 22, 2002 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: help with new =
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Am 22. Mar, 2002 schw=E4tzte Jack Inyart =
so:<BR><BR>> I have=20
two machines with Linux running and I am a complete newbie to<BR>>=20
Lunix. Really a newbie, assume nothing about any prior =
knowledge. =20
I need<BR>> only one machine to learn more about Linux. One =
is=20
running just fine, the<BR>> other is another story. I cannot =
login. I=20
do not know the password for<BR>> this machine and need to log in =
to the=20
machine since I want to install a<BR>> different OS. Is there =
a way=20
to get to the area where I can login and<BR>> start to install the =
new=20
OS? Thanks. Jack<BR><BR>Generally you don't install one OS =
from=20
inside another.<BR><BR>Boot from the CD for the other OS and install =
it. If=20
you're just wiping out<BR>the Linux install you have you have no =
worries about=20
the Linux install.<BR><BR>If you want to keep the Linux install don't =
wipe out=20
the partitions it's<BR>using when install the other OS.<BR><BR>To get =
into the=20
Linux install to use it reboot and hold down the shift<BR>button until =
you get=20
the 'boot:' prompt from lilo. Hit <tab> twice. That<BR>will give =
you a=20
list of boot images lilo knows about. Let's say the first is<BR>called =
'Linux'. At the 'boot:' prompt enter 'Linux init=3D/bin/sh' and=20
hit<BR><enter>. Linux should boot and give you a root shell, =
generally=20
designated<BR>by a '#' prompt.<BR><BR>At the root prompt enter 'mount =
-o=20
remount,rw /', then 'passwd'. The last<BR>will prompt you for a new =
root=20
password. After entering a new root passwd<BR>enter 'mount -o =
remount,ro /',=20
then 'exec /sbin/init'. At that point Linux<BR>should finish booting =
and=20
you'll be able to login as root.<BR><BR>As root you can add user =
accounts via=20
'useradd -m <username>' replacing<BR>'<username>' with =
whatever=20
username you want. Use lower-case alpha-numeric<BR>characters only and =
no=20
spaces.<BR><BR>As root you can assign a password to the new account =
with=20
'passwd<BR><username>'.<BR><BR>Once you have a user account, you =
can=20
logout and login as that user. Note<BR>you can also create the user =
between=20
the two mount commands. Also note that<BR>if you just need to fix the =
password=20
for an already existing user, then just<BR>use 'passwd =
<username>' as=20
root.<BR><BR>After logging in as a normal user if you need to do =
something as=20
root you<BR>can enter 'su' and root's password when you're prompted to =
get=20
another root<BR>shell.<BR><BR>root is the adminstrative account and =
has=20
rights/permissions to do anything<BR>on the system. Use it sparingly. =
It has=20
the ability to let the magic smoke<BR>out of the box :).<BR><BR>User =
accounts=20
don't have special privileges, so generally can't harm the<BR>overall=20
system.<BR><BR>ciao,<BR><BR>der.hans<BR>-- <BR># <A=20
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