OS-X name and password prevents first-time login - Mac experience on hold

My iMac is now one day old. After entering some personal details, it then asked me to login. The only user available to select was "Other". It then asked me for "Name" and "Password". No combination works.
More detail: during the setup process I entered my first and second names plus a password. I wasn't asked for a single username. The OS-X login screen correctly displays that this is "My iMac" but every combination of name and password fails to work. I can't go back past selecting user "Other" and I can't login.
Please help! This is our first Mac and after hours of looking at this impenetrable screen it must rank as our worst ever computer experience.
(reluctantly written on a PC)
Thank you.
Message was edited by: fell-at-first-hurdle

Priyatam,
I don't know which operating system has the upper hand in security since I've never owned anything with Windows and I am unable to compare.
An OS X keychain, however, functions as a password manager; it holds several keys (passwords) and will work behind the scenes to allow you access to different places once it is unlocked. Your Login keychain is one of several keychains that can be found in Keychain Access which is a Utility, as Kenichi explained, that can be found as follows: Applications>Utilities>Keychain Access. Your Login keychain password is set by default to the same password as your user account so that it unlocks automatically when you log in and allows you uninterrupted access to Mail and Safari, among other services. You can change this behaviour, if you prefer, to help protect your identity. I will not attempt to walk you through this, but simply advise you to open Keychain Access, click on Help, and then use the search field to find answers to your questions. You might also want to create a new user account to practice creating and manipulating passwords until you have a better understanding of keychains. This way, you won't risk getting locked out of your own account. They had me confused for the longest time and led to a lot of frustration.
Good Luck,
Mitch

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