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by alima

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I recently upgraded from RH8 to RH9. Now when I get to login screen and type in root or any other user, it starts to make like is is going to get me to a desktop but then goes right back to the login screen. I read some RH documentation on how to reset the root passwd by getting into single user mode. So I reset the passwd, but the problem still exist. It is starting to get on my nerves because I can no remote to the pc either because in the upgrade process it seems to have chnaged some of my security settings. What can I do to rectify the problem?

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by alima

Also I am using grub as my boot loader, and if there is anything else anyone needs please let me know.

by penguinvitamins2

You are booting in with the GUI (Runlevel 5)?
Try CTRL+F1 to get to a console and try logging in with root. At least this will indicate if you can log in or is it maybe not a X Window problem. To switch back to X is ALT+F7

Issues related to X is:
the /tmp directory rights cannot be written to (or no space). it should be rwx for user, group and other and the sticky bit needs to be set.

drwxrwxrwt 16 root root 4096 Dec 3 07:42 tmp

# chmod ugo=rwx /tmp
# chmod o+t /tmp

the /home/[user] or /root directory cannot be written to (or no space), check that the user have rights to his own directory.
The service XFS is not started.

If you can log in via the console (top) try switching to another desktop e.g. from GNOME to KDE or TWV. # switchdesk GNOME (remember desktop sessions are per user so log in with the right user.

Regards,

by penguinvitamins2

You are booting in with the GUI (Runlevel 5)?
Try CTRL+F1 to get to a console and try logging in with root. At least this will indicate if you can log in or is it maybe not a X Window problem. To switch back to X is ALT+F7

Issues related to X is:
the /tmp directory rights cannot be written to (or no space). it should be rwx for user, group and other and the sticky bit needs to be set.

drwxrwxrwt 16 root root 4096 Dec 3 07:42 tmp

# chmod ugo=rwx /tmp
# chmod o+t /tmp

the /home/[user] or /root directory cannot be written to (or no space), check that the user have rights to his own directory.
The service XFS is not started.

If you can log in via the console (top) try switching to another desktop e.g. from GNOME to KDE or TWV. # switchdesk GNOME (remember desktop sessions are per user so log in with the right user.

Regards,

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