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Bhoyet Orillo
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cannot login in console

Good Evening.

Why is it that sometimes I cannot login in the HP-machine that I'm using? After I input the username and password, the screen would just go blank then returns back to the login screen. Please help.

Thanks,

Bhoyet
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James R. Ferguson
Acclaimed Contributor

Re: cannot login in console

Hi:

Check for the presence of 'etc/securetty'. Only 'root' is allowed to log in successfully on the ttys listed in this file. To use the console, the keyworkd "console" must appear in the file. Does this help?

Regards!

...JRF...
Leif Halvarsson_2
Honored Contributor

Re: cannot login in console

Hi,
If you are running CDE it may be a network problem.
Steve Steel
Honored Contributor

Re: cannot login in console

Hi

This sounds CDE


/var/dt/Xerrors

$HOME/.dt/startlog and errorlog


If no help run

/usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt and correct any errors


Steve Steel
If you want truly to understand something, try to change it. (Kurt Lewin)