password required using fedora 12 686 live DVD

ironhorse99 · #1 5th February 2010, 05:22 AM

This is an odd one & I've seen it posted on one other site but no solution was given.
The Krazy thing is that I can run the DVD on my laptop which I thought was "Not" a 64 bit machine & it loads fine & doesn't have a login screen but my desktop which has a 64 bit processor won't go beyond the login screen due to a password requirement. I've tried every possible common sense combination I can think of but nothing works.
You can change the login name "liveuser" but that doesn't seem to help any.
Does anyone have any suggestions. I'm stumped.

***glennzo*** · #2 5th February 2010, 08:10 AM

I haven't used a live CD in a long time but if I remember correctly the is no password. You just press enter.

ironhorse99 · #3 6th February 2010, 06:25 PM

Obviously that's not the answer.
If this question has no answer can anyone tell me how to install from this live DVD. Remember.....I can't login.

smurffit · #4 6th February 2010, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ironhorse99

Obviously that's not the answer.
If this question has no answer can anyone tell me how to install from this live DVD. Remember.....I can't login.

Download an install-cd and throw the live-cd away.

***glennzo*** · #5 6th February 2010, 06:47 PM

You sure about that ironhorse99? If you're running a live CD of Fedora there is no password for the user "liveuser".

ironhorse99 · #6 6th February 2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by glennzo

You sure about that ironhorse99? If you're running a live CD of Fedora there is no password for the user "liveuser".

Quite Sure. Tried every which way. On my desktop I only go as far as the main screen(login)

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Originally Posted by smurffit

Download an install-cd and throw the live-cd away.

I'm thinking that's the way to go. I really wanted to run the live DVD as I heard this is a bullet proof way to stay secure as far as banking is concerned.

***glennzo*** · #7 6th February 2010, 07:11 PM

What does the Live CD documentation say about logging in?

ironhorse99 · #8 6th February 2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by glennzo

What does the Live CD documentation say about logging in?

I haven't found anything in any text file with regard to this issue.

***glennzo*** · #9 6th February 2010, 07:50 PM

I looked for a little bit too. The documentation at fedoraproject.org doesn't say anything specific about user name or password with regard to logging in to the desktop with the Live CD. Didn't find too much else except a page about the Fedora 7 Live CD. That one said no password for user "liveuser".