this usually happen when you choose high security install.
in this type you're not allow to login as root in your console, but you
have to login as user and the su.
try medium security.
On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Declan Moriarty wrote:
> I have 2 machines running Mandrake 7.0, one of which refuses to allow a
> login as root. Any password, even the correct one, is "Incorrect". You have to
> log in as a user, then su to root. This woks reliably.
>
> The machine in question is an AMD K6/2-350, 64MB of ram, 4.3 Gig for
> linux. and running an SiS 6326 video card. This latest installation is a
> reinstall after an upgrade from 6.1 failed miserably. The problem was present
> under 6.1 as well.
>
> Any ideas? I have an AMD i586 running here, and you can log in as root fine.
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
>
> Declan Moriarty
>
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