Kam Leo <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:41 PM, jackson byers <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>> My backup copy of F14 boots, all looks normal,
>>  boot messages all "OK"
>> but then I can't login:  after entering my password
>> the screen recycles to the login screen,
>> and continues to do this if I keep trying.
>> [byers@f14 ~]$ uname -r
>> 2.6.35.13-92.fc14.i686.PAE
>> hints?, advice?
>> Jack
>
>Boot into runlevel 3, log in as root, and reset the user's password.

I wonder about one thing. The OP didn't say if the login screen shows 
Authentication Failure when it recycles. 

I too would boot to run level 3. But I would first try a regular login. If that 
worked, the I would try startx.
 


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