I cannot log in as a normal user

Elive System Installed
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When I installed Elive, it says to create a new user but when I log in when it's installed, it asks for a username and a password it says the username doesn't exists. I can only log in as root, and, if I try to go to users manager and click on add a new user and if I enter the name I want and the password I want it gives me the error: Error

Usage: groupadd [options] GROUP

Options

force exit with success status if the

f. -force

-9.-gid GID

-h, --help -K-key KEY-VALUE

-o, --non-unique

use GID for the new group

specified group already exists display this help message and exit overdes /etc/login.defs defaults allow create group with duplicate

(non-unique) GID

use encrypted password for

-p, -password PASSWORD the new group

create a system account

-,--system

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It looks like your best the option is to install Elive again.
You didn't mention which version of Elive it was but .....

  • There's no easy way you can log-in as root to an X11 session on Elive .

So you probably missed something when creating a user but probably a lot more went wrong.

Just do a fresh new install (don't use "upgrade" mode) and things should be OK.
Be sure to check with the md5sum that the download didn't get corrupted, before you do though.

3

It is Topaz 2.0

Maybe he want's to try the version 3.0 instead which should be better :thinking:

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4

I dislike version 3

5

Why?

And what makes you to like more the version 2.0 ?

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The version 2.0 has skeuomorphic/realistic icons and textures