After build completes, Can't login to RedHat Enetrprise WS V3

[gcmartin]

On 2 occasions, I have use the Advanced path to build a Redhat ES WS version 9 system. When its complete, I cannot login to the character based login screen ot the gui. On the Character-based screen, the error message goes by so fast, I cannot read what the error message is. BUT on the gui, I get Authenication Failed!

The only thing that I can think of is there was a screen during build-time that wanted to know if I wanted LDAP support and I said yes.

I tried rebooting the system in single user mode and was successul in erasing the password. But I still cannot login....same messages.

Insights....resoltuion???

[jdvilla]

I would guess that it's because of the LDAP auth...

The reason that the command line login screen goes by so quick is because you're supposed to be able to boot into it, you're run level is set to 5. if you want to log in via the command line, either do

set /etc/inittab to run level 3

hit ctrl+alt+fn

where n is 1-6 , this will get you to a virtual terminal

Anyway, I would not use LDAP until you're all ready to use it

[gcmartin]

Granted that we believe the problem is LDAP related, how would you prove this?
How would you get around this so that you can log in to a Linux desktop?