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Grub2 Password protection problem

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http://forums.fedoraforum.org – I just installed fedora 17, and enable password protection during the installation. I've set a password because the installer asked for it, but when I'm trying to boot, grub2 asks for a username too. What username is it asking for? (HowTos)

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Submitted by nicelinux on 12/08/2012

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