[mgaines2]

Hi, this is my first time installing Mandriva Linux. During the install, it gave me "localhost.localdomain Login: ". I looked on the internet to find out what that meant, and I read that it is just naming your computer. So, I entered a name that I would remember. Next, I was promted to enter a password. I entered a password that I would remember thinking that it just sets that as my password. After I entered those 2 things, it said "Invalid Login". What do I do?

[Gorian]

if it said

Login: <you entered something>
Password: <you entered something>

then it was not setting the logging, but prompting you for an existing one.

[no2pencil]

localhost is your machine. localdomain is your network, like Windows uses Workgroup, although a Work group is not a domain.

Your username is root if you didn't get asked to create a user. Your password is the password that you were asked to create.

& if you didn't create a password for root, it's generally a blank password on a new install.

[mgaines2]

I tried leaving it blank and I have never set one up before and it just said "Invalid Login". Also, it's not connected to my network yet, this is the first time I have tried loading any kind of OS onto my computer

This post has been edited by mgaines2: 28 December 2012 - 08:16 AM

[no2pencil]

Don't know what help we can be. We didn't set the password.

Since this is a new install, you won't lose anything by reinstalling.

If this is your first experience with Linux, then I would suggest a distribution other than Mandriva, as it seems to be misleading once installed.

But other than those suggestions, there isn't much anyone can do to help you login.

[mgaines2]

Ok, I will try reinstalling it. I have experience with Linux, but have never acually had to install the OS myself

[Gorian]

best way to learn. If you run in to any more problems, you can keep coming back and asking questions