Problems When You Try to Log In

If you did not create a user account in the Setup Agent, log in as root and
use the password you assigned to root.

If you cannot remember your root password, boot your system as linux
single. Itanium users must enter boot commands with elilo followed by
the boot command.

If you are using an x86-based system and GRUB is your installed boot
loader, type e for edit when the GRUB boot screen has loaded. You are
presented with a list of items in the configuration file for the boot label
you have selected.

Choose the line that starts with kernel and type e to edit this boot entry.

At the end of the kernel line, add:
o Single
o Press Enter to exit edit mode.
o Once the boot loader screen has returned, type b to boot the
system.

Once you have booted into single user mode and have access to the # prompt,
you must type passwd root, which allows you to enter a new password for root.
At this point you can type shutdown -r now to reboot the system with the new
root password.

If you cannot remember your user account password, you must become
root. To become root, type su - and enter your root password when
prompted. Then, type passwd . This allows you to enter a
new password for the specified user account.

If the graphical login screen does not appear, check your hardware for
compatibility issues. The Hardware Compatibility List can be found at:

  • http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/

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