User name and Pass word won't let me boot redhat 8

[Bob McClure Jr]

On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 08:24:00PM -0800, Sam Duvall wrote:
> I have red hat 8 installed and when I start it up it
> gets
> as far as a logon screen that wants a username and
> password for localhost/local????? I didn't have a
> password for my home network so I don't know how to
> get past that. Is there any way to disable it. It is
> installed as a personal computer on a home network
> useing 
> XP for the lead computer.
> 
> Thank You 
> Sam Duvall
> 
> Have A GREAT day 
> 
> Sam Duvall 
> Horsehead Ranch 
> 1133 Hwy 528 
> Wolf Point, MT 59201
> http://www.duvalls.net

I think that's a genuinely Bad Idea (tm) and it's Rank Stupidity if
the machine is accessable from the Internet.

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-q-and-a.html#S1-Q-AND-A-BOOTLOGIN

But if you must, boot the machine to single user (assuming it's not
blocked by the late, unlamented linuxconf)

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/getting-started-guide/s1-q-and-a-linux-single.html

You don't mention how you're using it.  I hope you are doing normal
stuff as a mere mortal user and not as root.  You should operate as
root _only_when_you_must_.  The reason is that if you make a mistake
as a mere mortal, the damage you can do is limited.  You can do a
_lot_ of damage as root.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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