Linux Newbie - needs help with basics

[Sazjun]

Hey all,
I'm a Windows IT Tech, (go ahead and forward complaints to BGates) I have inherited a server that I need to make basic changes too.
This is a dedicated single function Linux server that is used for a serial communications paging. It boots to Fedora Core Relese 5 Bordeaux
Kernal 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5
Localhost Login:

1. What is the standard/default root/admin logon? I think I can guess the password.
~Total imbecile when it comes to Linux.....I know.

2. What are the commands to change the Static LAN IP Address?
This is all from the CLI

I know these are the simplest of things for anybody that knows Linux...
Could you please help this Windows user?

Thank You.

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

You really shouldn't log in as root user, but log in as a regular user instead, then go to a terminal and use the su command to gain root privileges for all your admin tasks:

su -

That said, the root user's username is "root".

Be sure to check out LinuxCommand.org for lots of quick and easy lessons on using the Linux command line.

[Sazjun]

Ozar - Thank you for the quick response.
I am not sure what the std user account may be, but I am able to logon using root. So I have a choice, do I simply make my IP address changes in root and be done with it - or - should I go ahead and create a user account from within root and then logout/login to that new account to make my IP changes?

And again - being the Linux newb I am, what would those commands be?

Thank you,

[HROAdmin26]

You have to be root to make IP changes.

Google: fedora core how to change ip

[Sazjun]

OK - we're making good progress.
I used /usr/sbin/system-network-config to set the eth0 ip,sub,gw info.
reboot -ed and the webserver portion responds correctly to inquires on the LAN.

It would appear that I have succeeded with your help.
I have just one question,
while booting all the processes come up green OK, but then I get an error message at the end. Is this anything to worry about - and what should I do about?

localhost login: Couldn't be a tcp server on port : IO::Socket::INET; canot sign requested address.


This is a simple web app server that collects data fields for an in-clinic paging system using a transmitter connected via RS232. All users will be on the local LAN subnet (or equal via Cisco VPN) using the web interface via local lan IP to send pages to Doctors in the clinic.

[HROAdmin26]

It would appear that I have succeeded with your help.

Just typed in search terms in Google.

localhost login: Couldn't be a tcp server on port : IO::Socket::INET; canot sign requested address.

Too generic of a message - don't know what process threw the error, don't know what app is running on the machine.