On Thu 19 May 2005 13:27, Rafiq_Maniar at Dell.com wrote:
> > Gerard Keating
> > Sent: 18 May 2005 15:43
> > To: ilug at linux.ie> > Subject: [ILUG] RE: Cannot LOG in to RedHat Box
> >
> > When I enter the correct password, it says "authentication
> > failed", when
> > I enter an incorrect password, it waits a while, then return to the
> > login prompt.
Could it be that /home is full?
I think this prevents X running,
which would explain why you could login remotely.
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