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From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
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On Tue, 20 Feb 1996, Sam Musallam wrote:

> I just installed BSD and when I started it for the first time, it asked me for a login 
> and a password.  What do I write?  (I hope this question is not too silly.)
> Thanks

Login as root, no password.  After you get in, run "adduser" and make an 
account for yourself, then use passwd to change root's password.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major