Cannot Create New User

Richard E Miles r.godzilla at comcast.net
Mon Nov 15 20:04:34 UTC 2004


> Hi,
>  
> I am a Linux Newbie just trying to learn my way around.
> 
> I just installed Fedora Core 3 on an Intel Pentium III 1 GHz PC that
> also runs Windows 2000.  I went with the reiserfs.
> 
> Anyway, the install went smoothly and I ran up2date.  I did the MD5
> checks and the media check on all CDs.  At the first boot up I was
> asked to create a user so I typed in the information.  When I went to
> run Linux again the user name and pw were not accepted so I logged in
> as root.  When I looked at the user list (in User Manager) it was
> empty.  Now here is the strange thing.  I add the user jim and input
> a pw in the Create New User gui.  When I click on OK the hour glass
> just keeps going and going and going ... .  I have left the house and
> come back over two hours later and the new user is still not created!
>  
> What am I missing here?  Where should I start to look?  Obviously I
> do not want to keep  running Linux as root.  I would appreciate your
> help.
>  
> Thanks,

To istall new users use system-config-users. It's a graphical interface to
adding new users and groups.

-- 
Richard E Miles
Federal Way WA.
registered linux user 46097




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