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96 Appendix D:Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Linux

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This error occurs in some systems where links to /tmp are symbolic to other locations or have been

changed since creation. These symbolic or changed links are invalid during the installation process,

so the installation program cannot write information and fails.

If you experience such an error, first try to download any available errata for Anaconda. Errata can

be found at http://www.redhat.com/support/errata.

You can also search for bug reports related to this problem. To search Red Hat’s bug tracking system,

go to http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla.

Finally, if you are still facing problems related to this error, register your product and contact our

support team. To register your product, go to http://www.redhat.com/apps/activate.

D.4 Problems After Installation

D.4.1 Problems with Server Installations and X

If you performed a server installation and you are having trouble getting X to start, you may not have

installed the X Window System during your installation.

If you want the X Window System, you can perform an upgrade to install X. During the upgrade,

select the X Window System packages, and choose GNOME, KDE, or both.

Alternatively, you can install the XFree86 RPMs. For more information, refer to http://www.red-

hat.com/support/docs/howto/XFree86-upgrade/XFree86-upgrade.html.

D.4.2 Problems When You Try to Log In

If you did not create a user account during the installation you will need to log in as root and use the

password you assigned to root.

If you cannot remember your user account password, you must become root. To become root, type su

- and enter your root password when prompted. Then, type passwd <username>. This allows

you to enter a new password for the specified user account.