running mandrake 8.0
on occasions following what is currently an undectable pattern, I get to the
login window where i would enter root or my user name and password, enter the
uid and password correctly, the system thinks for awhile and bounces me back
to the same login window.
I have to reboot under those circumstances, sometimes several times,
sometimes powering off entirely and waiting for bios to clear, before the
system accepts my uid and password.
I'm careful to comfirm that I have entered the password correctly, and caps
lock is off. The password is simple enough that mistyping multiple times is
not a likely explanation.
I've never had a situation where one (root or user) accepts but the other
doesn't.
login is set to start kde. I do not get to the kde loading panel before the
bounce occurs.
ideas?
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