Spring Into Linux®

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. [View full size image]
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.

Figure 6-1. Login screens.

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Notice that Mandrake and SuSE give you a choice of accounts. In this ...