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parepidemos

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May 3, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/3/00
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Charles wrote:
>
> I just did my first install, slackware 7.0 At the end of the install the
> last line is "Running gpm..."
> Then...
> "Welcome to Linux 2.2.13.
> darkstar login:"
>
> I haven't been able to find any reference to this in the doc's or
> faq's. Anybody know the answer to this one?
>
> kimco

hehe :), It's the default hostname/login for Slackware. Log in as 'root'
and use the password you were asked for during the install. If you were
not asked for a password during the install, just login as 'root' and
hit 'enter'.

Have fun!! And don't forget to read the Slackware FAQ posted here in
this newsgroup or read it here:
http://www.sirius.com/~oryx/linux/aols-faq.shtml

HTH,
parepidemos

Charles

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May 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/4/00
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Brian

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May 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/4/00
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Hi Charles:

Charles wrote in message <39110B90...@home.com>...


"Darkstar" is the default name of your computer when installing Slackware
(any version).

At the login prompt, enter;

darkstar login: root <enter>

and then your password;

Password: <enter>
(the characters of your password won't appear on the screen)

Now you are logged on. Well done. Wasn't that fun?

Now go read this:

http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/gs/gs.html

You can skip the part about installation and jump right into:

http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/gs/node5.html#SECTION00500000000000000000
(Linux Tutorial)

Best regards,

Brian

Chris Brown

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May 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/4/00
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Charles (cki...@home.com) writes:
> I just did my first install, slackware 7.0 At the end of the install the
> last line is "Running gpm..."
> Then...
> "Welcome to Linux 2.2.13.
> darkstar login:"
>
> I haven't been able to find any reference to this in the doc's or
> faq's. Anybody know the answer to this one?

You don't know how to login?


um... type "root".
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Andrew Higgs

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May 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/4/00
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To change the name of your machine (which is what I think yor actual
problem is) edit the file '/etc/HOSTNAME'. This should contain
'darkstar' now.

Kind regards
Andrew Higgs


Charles wrote in message <39110B90...@home.com>...

|I just did my first install, slackware 7.0 At the end of the install
the
|last line is "Running gpm..."
|Then...
|"Welcome to Linux 2.2.13.
|darkstar login:"
|
|I haven't been able to find any reference to this in the doc's or
|faq's. Anybody know the answer to this one?
|

|kimco

billy chan

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May 6, 2000, 3:00:00 AM5/6/00
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Thu, 04 May 2000 05:30:43 GMT, <cki...@home.com> wrote:
>I just did my first install, slackware 7.0 At the end of the install the
>last line is "Running gpm..."
>Then...
>"Welcome to Linux 2.2.13.
>darkstar login:"

It simply extracts "darkstart.sample.net" from /etc/HOSTNAME.

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