login issues with new install of redhat 8

[Adam Myrow]

You probably had it start out in X windows by default.  You are actually
at a graphical screen which has yet to be accessible.  The good news is
that you can do something about it.  Hit control-alt-F2 to switch to the
second virtual console.  You should be able to read the login prompt here.
So, log in as root and edit the /etc/inittab file and change the default
runlevel to 3.  The line would look something like "id:3:initdefault:" I
think it defaults to 4 in Redhat for X windows.  run level 3 is text-only.
Or, you can just leave it alone and always use the virtual consoles 2
through 6, but it takes longer to go into X than text mode, and if you
can't use it, there is really no point loading it.

If you decide to reinstall redhat at some time, pay attention to the
question when it asks you if you want to start in graphical mode.  Yes is
the default, so you need to change it to no or fix it after the fact.