Cannot Log On

[Jim Cornette]

Smith, Herb wrote:
> > Did you try booting the machine single user?

>  Sorry, not sure what you mean. It's a dual boot system and GRUB
>  allows me to choose Windoze XP or FC5, however, when I log on to FC5
>  I'm just a single user.

This probably won't help with your problem. It is just an explanation as 
to what single user mode is.
Single user mode is one of the runlevels. There are three most commonly 
used modes for operating modes. 1 is for single user and does not start 
a lot of services. You only have one terminal. 3 is for multiuser but 
does not start the GUI by default. you can start the GUI by typing 
startx in one of the terminals that you are logged into. Runlevel 5 
starts the display manager and also allows the terminals from screen 
1-6. This is the default for usual installations.

 # Runlevel 0 is halt.
              # Runlevel 1 is single-user.
              # Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user.
              # Runlevel 6 is reboot

Anyway, to access single user mode. highlight the kernel choice that you 
want to use. Press a for append in grub. Backspace out the rhgb quiet 
reference and then press the spacebar once and then either add a number 
1 or the word single to the grub line. Press enter and you should be 
booted into single user.
You are the root user by default with the single user mode. You will 
have one terminal and not a lot of services running.

Jim

>
>  Herb