Archive:Docs/DesktopUserGuideFC6/Login

= Logging into the Desktop =

This section of the Fedora Desktop User Guide explains how to login to your system. The user account and the password created during the installation process is necessary to complete this step. If you have forgotten your user account, your password, or both, read the section I Cannot Login: HELP!. For additional information about the login process, read the section Logging In: An Explanation. This first section covers the login process.

Any user can now login when the display looks similar to the picture below:



To login, type your username into the horizontal field containing a blinking black bar (the cursor). Next, press the [Enter]  key. Next, type your password into the same field you typed your username, then press the [Enter]  key.

After a correct username and password are entered, the login screen will be replaced by the splash screen. After this, the splash screen should be replaced by the default Fedora 6 desktop. Congratulations! The computer is now ready for use.

Logging In: An Explanation
Fedora is a multi-user operating system. In short, this means multiple users can be logged into the computer at the same time. Three distinct groups, normal user, system user and administrative accounts exist on your Fedora system. By default, your account is created as a normal user account. Normal users have permission to run a desktop and related desktop applications. System users have permission to programs running in the background, often with elevated privileges, that help maintain your computer system. One example of a system account is the Xscreensaver program.

Administrative accounts are accounts with elevated privileges, such as the root account, that enable the user to perform tasks to alter the behavior and ability of other users on the computer system. The root user is considered the "ultimate" administrative account as it has domain over the entire machine. For more information about these different levels, permissions, and user provisioning, please refer to the Fedora Administration Guide.

I Cannot Login: HELP!
Recovering or replacing a password for a user account is not hard, but it is beyond the scope of this guide. For an explanation and details on how to do this, please refer to the Fedora Administration Guide, which has a section on user accounts, and  password recovery.