Logging In
To access your desktop, you must log in using a Linux account. When you power on your computer, the process goes as follows:
1. | The computer boots up.
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2. | The computer prompts you to log in. |
3. | You log in to an account, typing your password. |
4. | The desktop displays. |
After the computer boots (Step 1), you see a login screen. The login screens for Fedora Core, Mandrake, and SuSE are shown in Figure 6-1.
Notice that Mandrake and SuSE give you a choice of accounts. In this ...
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