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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!chi-news.cic.net!news.wctc.net!news.new-york.net!tzlink.j51.com!lepslog From: lepslog@j51.com (Louis Epstein) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Newbie Questions Date: 21 Dec 1995 17:53:34 GMT Organization: TZ-Link, a public-access online community in Nyack, NY. Lines: 15 Message-ID: <4bc6uu$q01@tzlink.j51.com> References: <4b2npb$cj@newsbf02.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: j51.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Koiler (koiler@aol.com) wrote: : I really don't want to take up anybody's time, but I downloaded FreeBSD : from their site and have got installed, but can't do much. I know a lot : about Dos/Win/95/OS/2, but have almost 0 Unix experience. I also don't : want to fork out $40 for a book about it. I will be taking a Unix class : in college next semester but want to get a jump. Where can I find some : good Newbie info? : For example, after installing it asks for a login name. What do I type. : Root and my password get me into the system but it then tells me not to do : that and to use su. You can tell I am really inexperienced, please sen : any replies to koiler@itsnet.com. Thank you very much in advance. --John Well you can create other accounts and passwords with "adduser"...