Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX WS 2.1 Installation Manual page 83

Appendix C. Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS
You may re-enable the graphical boot screen by adding the above line back into the
and rerunning LILO.
C.4.3. 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
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/howto/XFree86-upgrade/XFree86-upgrade.html.
C.4.4. 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 root password, you will need to boot your system as
the LILO or GRUB prompt. Then at the
boot:
will allow you to enter a new password for root. At this point you can type
the system will reboot with your new password.
If you cannot remember your user account password, you must become root. To become root, type
and enter your root password when prompted. Then, type
-
to enter a new password for the specified user account.
If you selected either the Custom or Workstation installation and do not see the graphical login screen,
check your hardware for compatibility issues. The Hardware Compatibility List can be found at
http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/.
C.4.5. Does Netscape Navigator Crash on JavaScript Pages?
If Netscape Navigator continuously crashes on pages that contain JavaScripts, you may need to edit
your file.
~/.mailcap
Edit the file using pico by typing
use any text editor.)
Remove the following lines from the file:
application/x-javascript;;\
x-mozilla-flags=save
You can also turn
Edit=>Preferences=>Advanced and make sure the Enable JavaScript checkbox is not selected.
If these do not help, you can also try to use a newer version of Netscape Navigator if available. Check
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS errata website under security advisories for more information.
C.4.6. Your Printer Will Not Work Under X
If you are not sure how to set up your printer or are having trouble getting it to work properly, try using
the graphical printconf program. Log in as root, open a terminal window, and type
the XFree86 RPMs. For more information,
#
pico ~/.mailcap
off JavaScript within
prompt, you will need to type
passwd

at the prompt in a terminal window. (You may
Netscape Navigator
lilo.conf
refer to
linux single
passwd root
shutdown -r now
. This allows you
username

itself. Click
printconf-gui
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file
at
, which
and
su
on
.