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tropicheat
March 22nd, 2009, 10:56 PM
Its my 1st Linux Ubuntu install and i appreciate any help. Here is my problem:
i install Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server 64 bit on a secondary HDisk on my PC which is running Vista home premium on the Primary HDisk.
Installation went fine as i followed all the instructions. After installation and on the first boot, after i chose boot from Ubuntu...i am entering my login info ( the same i entered during set up and password) but it keep on saying incorect...sometime there is this display " Ubuntu 8.04.2 webserver1 tty1..on the next line the login prompt. ( webserver1 is my intall name)..

What did i do wrong? I search everywhere but cant find any answer.The installation guide says that after i login, i should be able to enter the system. Note that i used the same user name twice during the set up when it was asking for the fullname of the user and the user. can this be the problem?

thanks

das7002
March 22nd, 2009, 11:09 PM
Well since you said its a new install and it doesn't take that long to reinstall Ubuntu I think reinstalling would be your best bet as getting locked out of a linux box is almost impossible to get back in (after all Linux was designed to be that way)