unable to login as user

[Mansoor, Huma]

Thanks Bill. 
 
I have checked the Users & Groups and everything seems to be fine. I've
checked /etc/passwd and that shows the user as:
hmansoor:x:500:500:Huma Mansoor:/home/hmansoor:/bin/bash
 
everything else on the system seems to be on a /sbin/nologin shell apart
from root which is also on /bin/bash
 
When I first logged in as user in graphical mode, I got the following errors
in the .xsessions file:
stty:standard input:Inappropriate ioctl for device.
-bin/bash:line1:id:command not found
-bin/bash:line1:id:command not found
-bin/bash:line1:id:command not found
-bin/bash:line12:[:too many arguments
/usr/share/apps/switchdesk/Xclients.gnome:line2:exec:gnome-session:not found

 
 
Huma
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Clery [mailto:bill at lyceumllc.com]
Sent: 30 April 2004 13:53
To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject: RE: unable to login as user


Sounds like a basic invalid username/password.
 
The hanging is just a security thing so that you can't try passwords as fast
as your security cracking program can generate them.
 
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.
 
Watch the case too.  Is your caps lock on?
 
Bill
 

-----Original Message-----
From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Mansoor, Huma
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:31 AM
To: 'redhat-list at redhat.com'
Subject: unable to login as user


Hi
 
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??
 
Thanks in advance
 
 
Huma

 







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