new install 6.10 won't accept password to login.

   Additional information: Full install option erasing hard drive chosen. Installation went seamlessly with no apparent issues.
 Correct e-mail is nandou76@gmail.(n0 caps)

 03/10/2007 8:52pm est

Hi Doug!

Stupid question: Are you sure you don't have the caps enabled or something like that?
Try to make a default installation and watch the results.

Regards,

Leo

   Leo;
     Per your instruction, I gave up on the oem option and used the default
install. Went off without a hitch. Problem solved! Don't know where I ran
amok but all is well. Please accept my most sincere thanks for your very
prompt reply!
                                                         Doug Patrick

On 3/11/07, LeoGomez <email address hidden> wrote:
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> Your question #4131 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.beta.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ticket/4131
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> Status: Open => Answered
>
> LeoGomez proposed the following answer:
> Hi Doug!
>
> Stupid question: Are you sure you don't have the caps enabled or something
> like that?
> Try to make a default installation and watch the results.
>
> Regards,
>
> Leo
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You're welcome, Doug!
Please mark this request as solved.

I am a first time user of UBUNTU and loaded V6.10 on an old 333mhz/386RAM W98se machine. It worked after I changed the serial mouse to a usb mouse.
I followed the installation instructions faithfully having been in the game as an avid computer user and consultant for 30 years (Sinclair, Commodore etc).
I took on Linux as something new and to keep the mind going.
My problem is after all the work installing, I can't get past the log in prompt. I carefully wrote down the username and password. No combination of the uppercase/lowercase will work. The ticket on on Oct 24 was answered as below:

When Ubuntu boots, select Esc for the boot menu (Grub) and select recovery mode. Ubuntu will then boot w/o asking you for a password signed in as root. Type passwd USERNAME and it will reset your password. Let me know if this doesn't work :)

I didn't get to the ESC as the system gave me the option of booting in the recovery mode which I did. When the system finished scrolling through the boot up sequence to root@ubuntu,:~#. I typed in passwd USERNAME and entered. The command line now read passwd: unknown user USERNAME and then back to the root line. I couldn't figure out how to continue the boot sequence and powered the computer down. No luck on the login again. I then tried passwd ragwing11 which was my original password. No luck again after re-booting. I have attempted all sorts of combinations with no luck. My original user name was wayne and password ragwing11.
I have run out of ideas

In anticipation.

Regards,

Wayne Wilson

My Web Site http://wilsonnz.orcon.net.nz