root Login

Ramesh · n00b Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 44

Hi All,

I have installed Gentoo 2.6.12-gentoo-r10 from liveCD. After rebooting system. displayed login prompt.
This is localhost.(none) (Linux i686 2.6.12-gentoo-r10) 15:28:29
localhost login: root
Login incorrect

I suspect this may be due PAM, Ive tryed upgrading portage, still im getting same error.

pls anyone fixed this kind of error, pls hlp me to fix it.

Thnx & Regards,

Ramesh.

thoughtform · l33t Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 600

so can you log in as a user?
you can boot from the livecd, mount your partitions, chroot and change the root password.

spielc · Guru Joined: 20 Apr 2004 Posts: 452

NEVER EVER forget to set the password for the root account before rebooting after installation!!

You can set your root password by doing it as Scorpaen said:

1. boot from the live-cd
2. mount the partitions
3. chroot into the system
4. change password to the root account

Ramesh · n00b Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 44

Hi Thnx for your immediet reply,

Yes i can l boot from liveCd and mount partions, after chroot whn i try to change passwd. im getting
passwd: Module is unknown

Thnx,
Ramesh

spielc · Guru Joined: 20 Apr 2004 Posts: 452

what happens if you try to add another user and change the new user's password?

Ramesh · n00b Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 44

It may due to PAM.

whn i try add user after mounting, chrooting.
#useradd ramesh
useradd:PAM authentication failed.

Thnx,
Ramesh

spielc · Guru Joined: 20 Apr 2004 Posts: 452

hmmm looks like something gone wrong with the installation in this case... I would consider to re-emerge the base-system with

Ramesh · n00b Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 44

Hi spielc ,

I have booted with liceCD and mounted /mnt/gentoo /mnt/gentoo/boot /mnt/gentoo/proc and chrooted

run the emerge -e system

Once it completes what shall i do, shall i try to create new user or change root passwd.

Thnx,
Ramesh.

spielc · Guru Joined: 20 Apr 2004 Posts: 452

Once it is done try to change the root password if that works everything is fine and you can do whatever you want with your new gentoo machine...

Ramesh · n00b Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 44

hi spiclc,

Thnx now im able to login.

quick question how to install XWindows Gnome or Kde.

Thnx&Rgds,
Ramesh

Yuusou · Apprentice Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 178 Location: Canada

just go:

emerge kde

or

emerge gnome (I Think)

Once you do this, X will emerge automatically since it is a dependancy at the same time as emerging the one you picked

Sven Vermeulen · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:18 am Post subject:

There are nice guides available at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/index.xml?catid=desktop.

Lionhart · n00b Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 9

use this anyone that lost their root password or forgot to set it before rebooting

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Reset_a_Lost_Root_Password

Ramesh · n00b Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 44

Hi,

I wanted install Xwindows, i have run
#emerge gnome
after completion whn i run
#startx
i got error
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file using vt 7
Fatal server error:
Cannot run in framebuffer mode. please specify busIDs for all framebuffer devices.

2) to install specific software like mysql 4.1.12, pls let me know how to run emerge to install specific version.

thnx for all help.

Regards,
Ramesh

P21YALPHA · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:21 am Post subject:

Boot with these options: kernel root=/dev/hda3 rw init=/bin/bash

$ passwd
$ sync

<ctrl+alt+del>

et voila ce tout!