Question..Could you login as any other user? Every user has a default shell specified as last field in /etc/passwd. If the default shell is invalid for root, then i guess this can happen. ( how shell can be in invalid is a question)
Check /etc/password file.Check whether this is a valid shell for your system (/bin/bash in my m/c) --- Linux Dev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all: > > I did a fresh install of RH 7.3 on x86 box. > > The system options chosen during installation > were: > . High Security > . No X-Windows > . Basic Networking > . gcc, g++ > > The system booted up and then I logged in 'first' > time as root. > > I realized that I need to have ftp server and so > I installed wu-ftpd and enabled the service in > /etc/xinetd.d/ftp > > I logged out of the system and then I tried > logging in again. The system authenticates me > as 'root' and then I get logged out after sometime > (less than 15 secs) before I see the shell prompt. > > This is quite strange! I have never experienced > this before. > > Does anybody have any idea what could be going on ? > > I accessed the system, using the 'Linux Rescue' mode > and uninstalled wu-ftpd. However, the problem > persists. > > I will appreciate, if anybody could suggest the > solution, > work around or point to sources of information. > > Thanks in advance, > Tom. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
