Cannot log in!

frigger · n00b Joined: 01 Apr 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Norway

Help!

I cannot seem to log in on tty on my laptop (probably after a update.)
The console only prints out "login Incorrect"
It's the same for my regular user and root
I can however log in in single user mode

PrSo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Jun 2017 Posts: 136

Can you change root password via "passwd" in chrooted environment ie. booted from SystemRescueCD like during gentoo install from handbook: chroot and root password?

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 12:14 pm Post subject:

frigger,

Did your keymap get reset to "us" by the update?
You give your location as Norway. If you have a Norwegian keyboard on top of an American keymap, it may well end in tears.

Type your password at the Username prompt, so you can see it.
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Regards,

NeddySeagoon

Computer users fall into two groups:-
those that do backups
those that have never had a hard drive fail.

krinn · Watchman Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 7471

frigger · n00b Joined: 01 Apr 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Norway

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:25 pm Post subject:

frigger,

The single runlevel does not start very much.

Can you log in at the console as root after a normal start?

Is it a console issue or a display manager issue?
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Regards,

NeddySeagoon

Computer users fall into two groups:-
those that do backups
those that have never had a hard drive fail.

Hu · Administrator Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 23330

When logged in via single user mode, check your system logs (in /var/log) for any details about why your multi-user mode login failed.

freke · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:25 pm Post subject:

Disk full?

IIRC I've had trouble login in with a full disk - only single user mode let me login.