Cannot login as root, was: Anaconda for F9 doesn't install kernel...

M. Fioretti mfioretti at nexaima.net
Sun Nov 16 05:20:44 UTC 2008


On Sat, November 15, 2008 11:18 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> M. Fioretti wrote:
>> I get the login prompt, type root, after a few seconds I get the login
>> prompt again, the pc never asks for a password.
>>
>...
> Dumb question - what is root's shell set to in /etc/passwd?
>
> # grep root /etc/passwd
> root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

I have the same line as above, and bash is listed in /etc/shells.

Marco





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