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I installed Archlinux with only kde and only a root login
It won't let me in as root and I am at a username prompt.
How can I get to a command line and add a regular user?
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Ctrl+alt+f1
login with root credentials then run adduser
A temporary file is just a pipe with an attitude and a will to live.
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when I do that all i get a flashing cursor at the top left of the screen
It won't let me type anything.
Thanks
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Try ctrl+alt+f2 to f6, otherwise you can select a console session from the kdm login screen under "Menu". Did you by any chance remove/comment out all of the tty lines in /etc/inittab? This might explain why you don't get a login prompt.
A temporary file is just a pipe with an attitude and a will to live.
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None of the ctrl alt f's work
the console session goes to the same flashing cursor and then returns back to the logon screen
I did not touch the inittab file at all
I also notice that the screen is flashing about every 10 seconds
Anything else to try or should I just reinstall and create a normal user first?
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