Unable to log on as a normal user

[cyoung at bbnplanet.com (Chuck Young)]

This will happen when your home directory does not exist or is too low on
disk space to write on for some WM's.  If your home directory is owned by
another user, like root, it will also screw things up.

Suggestions:

1. Check the disk space/ownership issue.  If OK

2. Create a new account for a new username (use the command line "adduser
xxxx" as root and then "passwd xxxx" as root.)

3.  Let us know how you made out.

Hope This Helps

Chuck Young
GTE Internetworking

On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Phil wrote:

> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 11:25:19 -0400
> From: Phil <1918 at 1918.com>
> Reply-To: phil at 1918.com
> To: Boston Linux Users Group <discuss at Blu.Org>
> Subject: Unable to log on as a normal user
> 
> I'm running RH6 and now can no longer log on using my normal login.
> 
> It lets me log in as root, but when I log in as a normal user, it
> accepts my name and password, then blinks the screen and returns me to
> the login screen.
> 
> So I finally became so frustrated that I deleted my account and then set
> it up again using linuxconf.
> 
> In my feeble mind I thought that would fix the problem.
> 
> NO NO NO - I should of figured that the gods of simple problem
> resolution would not be available today.
> 
> Any ideas, hints, suggestions???
> 
> Phil Buckley
> 
> 
> 
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