During install of IPCOP, you were prompted to create a password for several accounts. Theses accounts have specific uses described below:
root- This is a Linux account and is used to login to IPCOP via the console and SSH. This account CAN NOT login to IPCOP via the web interface.
admin- This is an Apache account and is used to login to IPCOP via the web interface. This account CAN NOT login to IPCOP via the console or SSH.
dial- This is an Apache account and is used to login to IPCOP via the web interface for access to the dialup information. This account CAN NOT login to IPCOP via the console or SSH.
backup- This is a Linux account and is used to login to IPCOP for backup purposes only. This account was added to IPCOP around version 1.4.13 (and is disabled if you have been upgrading from prior versions).