On Sat, Aug 17, 2002 at 06:38:02PM +0100, morgad wrote: > am installing from the debian dvd 3.0r0 > onto a brand new (empty) machine > amd k7, 256mb, 60gb disk. > > have set up partitions, etc. and got > to the first reboot stage. > > after this reboot i expected installation > to continue. however i get login: > prompt. > > unfortunately i have not yet been asked for > root password, or user name/password details > > tried booting the rescue system > with root=/dev/hd2 init=/bin/sh > > this got me a # prompt > > i then type 'passwd' > > enter my root password twice, and got > 'Authentication token maniputulation error' ! > > adduser david did not work either at this stage, > as couldn't exec either 'groupadd' or 'groupdel' ! > > > any ideas ?
It sounds to me like your installation failed, and instead of kicking off the installer's init which would start base-config, you dropped into the single-user maintenance mode. I'd say, just reinitialize the partitions and re-install. (It should go much faster the second time :-) -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual> | | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | To Have, Give All to All (ACIM) | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
