This is a known problem, I believe. Check the info under the disks-i386 directory -- I think there is a file in there that mentions this.
FYI, you should try this, as root on the console: shadowconfig off shadowconfig on "Richard Harran." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have just installed the X11 graphical windows program, at the same time > as upgrading from debian 1.2 -> 1.3. It all worked fine at the time, and > I selected to have X11 coming up automatically on start-up. However, I > have just rebooted my machine, and after the usual linux start-up > messages, it came up with the login window in X11. I entered 'root' as > user name, and my password (I need to make linux bootable from > hard-drive), but kept getting login incorrect. (I installed shadow > passwords when upgrading to 1.3, if this has any effect). Is there a way > I can get linux to boot-up without starting X11 (preferably without > resorting to the rescue disk), and/or change my password? Is the problem > that you can't login to X11 as root? > > Cheers > Rich. > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > -- John Goerzen | Running Debian GNU/Linux (www.debian.org) Custom Programming | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
