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Subject: Re: login for the first time
In-Reply-To: <01BBEE13.8DC974C0@tsa-02.UCSC.EDU> from Zsolt Szabadi at "Dec 20, 96 01:12:29 am"
To: zsolts@cats.ucsc.edu (Zsolt Szabadi)
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 12:21:21 +0100 (MET)
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Zsolt Szabadi writes:
> Dear tech help,
>

> I just installed FreeBSD ver. 2.1.5 on my computer for the first
> time.  I am having a problem login on to the system .  When the
> login prompt appears, I type 'root'.  Then another prompt appears
> saying that I should sign in not as a 'root' but as 'my name' and
> that I should use the 'su' command.  I am not sure what do from here
> on.  Please help me.  Also, please be aware that I am new to UNIX so
> please give my step be step instructions.

This previous paragraph was a single line, 442 characters long.  I've
modified it for legibility.

I would suggest you do what the message suggests: log on as yourself,
and use su when you want to become root.  If you don't have your own
login ID, look at the man page for adduser (and adding_user), and add
a user ID for yourself.  If you don't know how to use su, look at the
man page for su.

Greg