I'm still new to Linux and I am having a problem with login into Linux. After it has booted up, if I type 'root' and then press 'enter' so that I can type my password, it goes back to login prompt. It won't give me the option to type in my password. What could be the problem? And what can I do to rectify this problem? Please help!!!

If you are doing a normal log-in, you just need to type in your "user name", instead of "root". From there it should ask you for your Username's password, which is different from your root password.. Actually, "root" should allow you to type in your "root" password. But if you are logging into a graphical environment such as gdm or kdm, root access may not be allowed from there. This is especially true with gdm (gnome display manger), which is the default graphical login for Redhat. It could be a case where you are typing the incorrect password, Remember, linux/unix is case-sensitive. So, if you created your username and password with all upper-case, lower-case, or a mixture of both, you will have to enter it EXACTLY as you created it during the installation. In other words, "ROSE", "rOse", and "rose" are all different passwords or usernames to linux.

maybe u forgothen ur password. Try reboot the w/s and press ctrl+z (maybe ctrl=x...forgotten..;) ) you will some to something like "boot: " type "boot: linux single" and press enter. You will enter single user mode without providing any password. Here you can change ur password. then reboot and use as normal. regards.

it seems like you can't understand me. what i was trying to say was that i can't log in, i am not even given the the password prompt. example: there is a login prompt..... login: i then have to type in my log name..... login:kmabika if i press ENTER....... login: it goes back to the login prompt. it doesn't give me the password: i hope you now understand. so, it means i can not log in at all. even as root.