So a reinstallation from a "clean" CD means the CD is buggered and and I should ask RedHat for a replacement? At 13:14 9/12/99 -0500, you wrote: >[posted and mailed] > >On 08 Dec 1999, you wrote in dejanews.comm.linuxnow: > >> >> >>The following error messages occur in /var/log/messages when I boot the >>computer in Linux Redhat 6.0 > >[snip] > >I can't really tell what's wrong here but I am guessing your Pluggable >Authentication Module (PAM) is messed up. I would suggest a reinstallation >from a "clean" CD. > > >>The following error messages after I try to "reboot" the computer by >>pressing "alt", "ctrl", "delete". > >A better way of doing this is by issuing the 'shutdown -r now' command >although the Vulcan death touch is also acceptable under extreme >circumstances. > >[snipped normal shutdown messages] > > >>When it reboots >> > >[snipped normal startup messages] > >I would suggest you obtain a good introductory Linux systems administration >text. Read the HOWTOs as well. > >Good luck. >-- >Frederic Woodbridge >Network Janitor >"Orbis Non Sufficit" > -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.