login problems

I've installed Interchange 4.6.5 successfully. i can login to the public
site as a customer without any problems: can see their shipping/billing
infor etc.

what i can't do is to login to the admin section. can you guys tell me how
I'd login to the admin section for the first time. I looked at access.asc
and tried :backup as login and * as password and suffice to say it didn't
work otherwise i wouldn't be writing this.

much obliged,
shawn hamzee
pma
columbus, ohio