add a new user?

desareeg7 · 07-02-2009, 06:33 PM

I've had to log on using root and passworrd, but when I logon as this my homw screen has no start button or My computer or anything like this. I'm just wondering if I create a new user to login as will my start option ect come back? If so how do I add a new user?

Rome5 · 07-02-2009, 11:00 PM

When you installed linux, did you setup a regular user account at all? If so, is there a reason that account can't be used? That's usually how it works as it's a very bad idea to login as root to an active xsession. You can do a lot of damage that way without even thinking about it.

If that's not the case, just post back and we can go from there.

desareeg7 · 07-02-2009, 11:59 PM

Yes when I dowloaded linux initially I created an account, but something happened and it wouldn't let me login (it was an error message) , so I called linux and they told me to login as root with my password and use that. I've tryed to login as the user name I originally created and it says that the username and password are invalid

07-02-2009, 06:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
desareeg7 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 OS: linux suse 10	add a new user? I've had to log on using root and passworrd, but when I logon as this my homw screen has no start button or My computer or anything like this. I'm just wondering if I create a new user to login as will my start option ect come back? If so how do I add a new user?

07-02-2009, 11:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rome5 Alternative Computing Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denver.CO Posts: 311 OS: Arch linux	Re: add a new user? When you installed linux, did you setup a regular user account at all? If so, is there a reason that account can't be used? That's usually how it works as it's a very bad idea to login as root to an active xsession. You can do a lot of damage that way without even thinking about it. If that's not the case, just post back and we can go from there. __________________ Arch64 ~ PekWM

07-02-2009, 11:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
desareeg7 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 OS: linux suse 10	Re: add a new user? Yes when I dowloaded linux initially I created an account, but something happened and it wouldn't let me login (it was an error message) , so I called linux and they told me to login as root with my password and use that. I've tryed to login as the user name I originally created and it says that the username and password are invalid