Originally posted by drewber:
<STRONG>well i have a linux box but i cant log in, i tried to edit the passwd file manually. no when it boots up i keep trying both usernames and passwords, then it said "You do not exist go away"

now the pc still exist in a spare room untouched. i didnt make a boot floppy im in not gonna reinstall it. It took me 2 hours on a old p166 with 32 ram. think it was red hat 7.1
can any one send me a bootdisk image and instructions on how to fix it?</STRONG>
log in as root with your password
then run linuxconf, users add/remove as needed.