| Greg Helledy on 17 May 2006 20:01:12 -0000 |
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So I did install Kubuntu 5.10 from an .iso image--I went with the i386 architecture. I did not upgrade KDE (I have 3.4.x). On install I chose not to use shadow passwords, keeping everything the same as possible with what I'm familiar with (Debian). Following instructions posted at kubuntuforums.net, I enabled the root account, so my machine had 2 users, root and the regular user. Then, logged in as root, I used the KDE user user manager to add another user. I got an error, I think it said that /etc/shadow was not available. So I went to console and tried to add the user with adduser and it said that user already existed. I logged out and tried to log in with the new user via kdm. Invalid login. Then I tried to log in as root. Invalid login. Then I tried to log in as the old regular user. Invalid login. Nothing on the forums seems to address this. Have I hosed this install? Kubuntu seems to have a lot of strange quirks. Any other Debian-based distros I should try? Greg Helledy -- Privileged/Confidential information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and notify GRA, Inc. (postmaster@gra-inc.com) immediately. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet e-mail for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this message are not given or endorsed by GRA, Inc. unless otherwise indicated by an authorized representative independent of this message. ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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