Package Group Selection - Red Hat ENTREPRISE LINUX 5 Installation Manual

Chapter 12. Installing on IBM System i and IBM System p systems
Note
To become root, type su - at the shell prompt in a terminal window and then press
Enter. Then, enter the root password and press Enter.
The installation program prompts you to set a root password
the next stage of the installation process without entering a root password.
The root password must be at least six characters long; the password you type is not echoed to
the screen. You must enter the password twice; if the two passwords do not match, the installation
program asks you to enter them again.
You should make the root password something you can remember, but not something that is easy
for someone else to guess. Your name, your phone number, qwerty, password, root, 123456, and
anteater are all examples of bad passwords. Good passwords mix numerals with upper and lower
case letters and do not contain dictionary words: Aard387vark or 420BMttNT, for example. Remember
that the password is case-sensitive. If you write down your password, keep it in a secure place.
However, it is recommended that you do not write down this or any password you create.
Note
Do not use one of the example passwords offered in this manual. Using one of these
passwords could be considered a security risk.
Note
To change your root password after you have completed the installation, use the Root
Password Tool.
Type the system-config-rootpassword command in a shell prompt to launch the
Root Password Tool. If you are not root, it prompts you for the root password to continue.

12.23. Package Group Selection

Now that you have made most of the choices for your installation, you are ready to confirm the default
package selection or customize packages for your system.
The Package Installation Defaults screen appears and details the default package set for your Red
Hat Enterprise Linux installation. This screen varies depending on the version of Red Hat Enterprise
Linux you are installing.
If you choose to accept the current package list, skip ahead to
To customize your package set further, select the Customize now option on the screen. Clicking Next
takes you to the Package Group Selection screen.
You can select package groups, which group components together according to function (for example,
X Window System and Editors), individual packages, or a combination of the two.
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A root password is the administrative password for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. You should only log in as root when
needed for system maintenance. The root account does not operate within the restrictions placed on normal user accounts, so
changes made as root can have implications for your entire system.
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for your system. You cannot proceed to
Section 12.24, "Preparing to Install".