it boots just fine. i type in <username> hit enter <passwrd> enter and watch the curser blink for a few minits and then it goes back to asking me for the username again. ive goten in with the rh5.1 rescue disks and just cant figure out what i need to do to fix it. can anyonme point me in the corect direction? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brad Wyman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.