When you chrooted, did you do follw up with 'env-update' and 'source /etc/profile'? If you haven't I bet that will fix it. I had the same problem but generally speaking the install disk did the trick and got me out of a lot of problems (including fixing grub).
Uzoma On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 23:31:58 -0500, Jason Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check the logs when you chroot -- particularly any PAM logs. > > > On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 22:40:09 -0500, Randy Barlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I am reinstalling my Gentoo (2004.3) system. I just got to the reboot > > stage of the install, and I have it starting up OK (or so it seems). The > > problem is that it won't let me log in with 'root' and the password that I > > distinctly remember setting. I just get a "log in incorrect" message every > > time I log in. > > > > I tried to chroot into the partition using the boot cd and re running > > the passwd utility, and it seemed to work (as in, it didn't give me any > > error messages). I've actually tried this twice and still no luck. Any > > ideas? > > > > Randy Barlow > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > > > > -- > Jason Faulkner > Old Os Admin > http://oldos.org > --------------------------- > *Employed full-time now -- thanks for all the emails of support* > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
