Linux 'Mint'Cinnamon Password??

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  1. hayc59

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    A great dude over at Landzdown(plodr) helped me get Mint on a USB drive and finally
    did everything right.running windows xp home so booting to usb all good
    when mint gets going its asking for a username password(plodr has been busy so I am posting this here as well) dont know the password because I never set one up! what I am asking is what do i use to get on to Mint
    thank you
     
  2. lofac

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    Is it asking for password after being installed on your computer, or during the live session (there shouldn't be any account login required during that anyways!) ?
    If the former, try root, or toor.
     
  3. hayc59

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    I am asking once booted to the USB drive 'Mint' Opens up and it has a box that is asking for username/password to go further
    I never set one up..so dont know what it could be?? Now your saying to put that word in to get to live session
    and continue on? does that cover username and password? thank you for the advise
     
  4. RockLobster

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    Did you setup that USB stick using the MintStick application?
     
  5. lofac

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    I believe this only happens for Cinnamon, because in general it will log you in automatically.
    Try to use username mint, then if it asked for password press Enter.
     
  6. fblais

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    For the password, you may try root or live as well.
     
  7. hayc59

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    ok thank you folks and the usb drive is all set just need a password that woks
     
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    If you have tried root, toor, live as passwords and none worked, have you tried my suggestion of ignoring this step by pressing Enter key?
     
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    Or try mint as the password.
     
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