At Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:43:14 -0800 CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I installed CentOS 4.8 (not CentOS 5) on VMware Fusion using an ISO file I
> downloaded. During the installation, it asked me to enter a user name and
> its password. I tried to enter root for the user name, but it would not let
> me do that. So I had to enter a non-root user name.
>
> So I did not have the root user name and password when the installation
> completed. I only had a non-privileged user name, and could not do any sudo
> work. How can I solve this problem?
>
> I noticed that CentOS 5 (not the 4.8 I needed to install) asking to enter
> the password for root during the installation. But I need to install CentOS
> 4.8, not 5.
CentOS 4's (including 4.8) installer should have ALSO asked for a root
password (just like CentOS 5's installer). Both systems use basically
the same installer.
>
> Thank you.
> Jerry
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