no setup agent and unable to log into Fedora 10

[lmn]

I installed Fedora 10 in text mode. Then I logged in as root and modified inittab to switch to GUI mode. I did not see any Setup Agent after the installation in text mode.

Now that I'm in GUI mode, I get the login screen, but it won't let me log in as root ("failed to authenticate user") and there is no Setup Agent to prompt me to create other users. I don't know how to get back to text mode, either. How do I login to the system?

[SlowJet]

"I logged in as root and modified inittab to switch to GUI mode."


You are now locked out of root via gui (a security feature.)
You need root to fix your system.
So you need to boot up in rescue mode and undo what you did,
then ensure you have a useryou and password defined.
reboot, and you should get the normal logon screen showing useryou.

SJ

[stoat]

Originally Posted by lmn

I installed Fedora 10 in text mode. Then I logged in as root and modified inittab to switch to GUI mode.

Hello everybody,

Sometimes logging in as root in runlevel 3 is enough to stop Firstboot (what you probably mean by "Setup Agent", I guess) from happening when you change the runlevel to 5. It's happened to me before anyway.

After you have booted in rescue mode like SlowJet suggested, try resetting the Firstboot to occur by doing these...

rm /etc/sysconfig/firstboot
chkconfig firstboot on

You can leave the runlevel at 5, and just reboot. I think you will then get the Firstboot screens where you create a user account and configure a few things.

[lmn]

Thank you so much, SlowJet and Stoat! Yes, booting in rescue mode was key, thank you! I was able to enter:
chroot/mnt/sysimage
and then use the /usr/sbin/useradd -uid and /usr/bin/passwd -uid commands to create a uid
Even though I selected for Firstboot to run, I still didn't see it, but it's ok...my uid works, and I'm very happy! Thanks for your help!