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<DIV><SPAN class=170004912-30042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sounds
like a basic invalid username/password.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=170004912-30042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=170004912-30042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
hanging is just a security thing so that you can't try passwords as fast as your
security cracking program can generate them.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=170004912-30042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=170004912-30042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Log in
as root and look closely at the user account. Check that it is not
de-activated. Give it a new password incase you mistyped the one thats in
there.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=170004912-30042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=170004912-30042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Watch
the case too. Is your caps lock on?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=170004912-30042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=170004912-30042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Bill</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=170004912-30042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Mansoor, Huma<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 30, 2004 8:31
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'redhat-list@redhat.com'<BR><B>Subject:</B> unable to login
as user<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=985384110-30042004><FONT face=PMingLiU>Hi</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=985384110-30042004><FONT
face=PMingLiU></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=985384110-30042004><FONT face=PMingLiU>I'm new to working on
linux and have just got a Redhat Enterprise Linux 3 WS. Tha installation
process went fine and I created both a root account and a user account. Today
as I tried to login as user and typed in username and password, the system
just seems to hang and then go back to the username screen again. I can't
understand what the problem is... can anyone please help??</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=985384110-30042004><FONT
face=PMingLiU></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=985384110-30042004><SPAN class=204333312-30042004><FONT
face=PMingLiU>Thanks in advance</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=985384110-30042004><SPAN class=204333312-30042004><FONT
face=PMingLiU></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=985384110-30042004><FONT
face=PMingLiU>Huma</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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