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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 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@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mansoor, Huma Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:31 AM To: 'redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx' 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 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) This email and any attachments is intended for the named recipient only. Its unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying is not permitted. If you have received it in error, please destroy all copies and inform the sender. Whilst this email and associated attachments will have been checked for known viruses whilst within VLA systems we can accept no responsibility once it has left our systems. Communications on VLA's computer systems may be monitored and/or recorded to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes.
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