[LBo] Password prompt

[Anita Lewis]

Lou Roux wrote:
> Hi again,
> 
> Well I've re-installed the entire package again and very carefully 
> followed the instructions. All goes well and then I get a screen that says:
> 
> Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
> Kernel 2.6.23.1-42.fc8 on an i686
> 
> Localhost login:
> 
> 
> At this point I don't know what to enter as I wasn't prompted for a host 
> name during installation. If I enter anything the next prompt says:  
> Password:
> 
> I'm totally lost at this point as I wasn't prompted for a localhost name 
> or password during the installation process and of course I can't go any 
> further with the login process.
> 
> Can somebody please tell me where I've gone astray.  ;-)
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Lou

Read through Section 17 on First Boot.
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f8/en_US/ch-firstboot.html

Small bit on how it starts:

Chapter 17. First Boot

The Setup Agent launches the first time that you start a new Fedora 
system. Use Setup Agent to configure the system for use before you log in.

Select Forward to start the Setup Agent.
----------------

Do you see Forward there when you first boot?  It looks like there is 
more to do than only making a user, like setting up the firewall.  The 
fifth thing is making the user.  All this is done before login.

Hmmm.  Is that 'Localhost login:' line appearing on a black and white 
screen?

Anita