Re: Login problem 4.0

[Gary Lyons <lyons gruel spc uchicago edu>]

On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Merphis Ellis wrote:

Hi,

try booting to linux single user mode and then look at your
/etc/passwd file to se if everything there is correct. Also use the
passwd command to change your passwd then reboot and try and login.

> I am tring to setup a system, I am using the redhat 4.0 disk and appling
> the updates as called for on redhat's web page. 
> 
> After I do this I can no-longer log in. 
> 
> At the prompt I type a user name and passwd, I get 4 bad login message
> and the system returns to the prompt.
> 
> This has become old as I have 6 systems and they are one by one going
> this way
> 
> Please help
> 
> Merph
> 
> 
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