Kam Leo <kam.leo(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:41 PM, jackson byers
<byersjab(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> My backup copy of F14 boots, all looks normal,
> boot messages all "OK"
> but then I can't login: after entering my password
> the screen recycles to the login screen,
> and continues to do this if I keep trying.
> [byers@f14 ~]$ uname -r
> 2.6.35.13-92.fc14.i686.PAE
> hints?, advice?
> Jack
Boot into runlevel 3, log in as root, and reset the user's password.
I wonder about one thing. The OP didn't say if the login screen shows Authentication
Failure when it recycles.
I too would boot to run level 3. But I would first try a regular login. If that worked,
the I would try startx.
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