If the database is populated with the initial values, you should be able to log in with user 'Admin', password 'admin', see /usr/share/doc/phpbb3/README.Debian.
What are the issues with setting up the database automatically? I only had to change the configuration in /etc/phpbb to connect to localhost (so that passwords can be used instead of ident auth). At least some time ago on Debian the program worked fine after this.
If the database is populated with the initial values, you should be able to log in with user 'Admin', password 'admin', see /usr/share/ doc/phpbb3/ README. Debian.
What are the issues with setting up the database automatically? I only had to change the configuration in /etc/phpbb to connect to localhost (so that passwords can be used instead of ident auth). At least some time ago on Debian the program worked fine after this.
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