CentoS 6.2 x86_64 login issue

[stspringer]

Hello all,

I am trying to install centOS 6.2_x86_64 on my AMD box with 3 HDD's and raid 5.

I got it to work but I hit a wall on the login and password prompt after a reboot.

When doing the install it has a default localhost.localdomain as the login and then it asks for a password which I supplied

I tried multiple times reinstalling from scratch and trying different login names. My AMD box name is JOHNSAMDBOX
I didn't set up a network during the install then I did set up a wireless network during one install try, nothing works

I always get the error login incorrect

Please advise

Thanks

[atreyu]

Hello and welcome!

I've moved your post to the Red Hat / Fedora Linux forum (CentOS is a derivative of RHEL), where it will hopefully get more eyes on it.

[atreyu]

did you supply a "root" password during install? Try logging in with username of "root" and whatever password you supplied. if you can't remember the root password, reboot into runlevel 1 (aka single user mode) and it will drop you straight to a bash shell w/o a login prompt. There you can reset root's password.

Edit: Here is a link to the RHEL documentation on how to boot into single user mode, it should work with CentOS.

[stspringer]

ok thanks

[stspringer]

Thank you very much atreyu

I now have a blinking cursor after the prompt as you see below

[root@JOHNSAMDBOX ~]#

I will now try your link

[atreyu]

Thank you very much atreyu

I now have a blinking cursor after the prompt as you see below

[root@JOHNSAMDBOX ~]#

I will now try your link

Great. To change the root password, simply type the command:

passwd

and you'll be prompted (twice) to enter root's new password. Then reboot and test it out!

[stspringer]

Thanks
how do I get a gui for centos or a menu something other than the command line

[atreyu]

Thanks
how do I get a gui for centos or a menu something other than the command line

This ought to get you on your way. Run it as root:

yum groupinstall 'GNOME Desktop Environment'

It should install the de facto GNOME Desktop and related apps. The GDM (GNOME's graphical display manager) should also be installed, which will present a login screen. If it isn't, then try:

yum install gdm

Also, be sure to create a regular user for your system, e.g.:

useradd -g users someuser

and create a password:

echo "somepassword"|passwd --stdin someuser

Edit:
You may need to install the specific Xorg driver for your graphics adapter. Check the output of:

lspci|grep -i vga

Then you'll need to do something like:

yum install xorg-x11-drv-<MODULE_NAME>

[stspringer]

Thanks again for your help but no go

I am not connected to the network I think that's my problem.

How can I check my wireless connection

Thanks

[atreyu]

Thanks again for your help but no go

What part is a no-go? The yum command, I assume?

How can I check my wireless connection

show network adapters w/wireless capability:

iwconfig

show current config of network adapters that are up:

ifconfig

show current routing table:

route -n

show DNS settings:

cat /etc/resolv.conf

Also, are you set up for dhcp or static ip? If you don't know what I mean, then you are probably DHCP.