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Whenever i switch to a virtual terminal, using ctrl+alt+F1 etc.. it asks me for my user credentials:

*computername* login:

At this point i enter my Username, followed by my Password. However the terminal never lets me login and keeps telling me, that i have got the wrong credentials.

EDIT:
Curiously if i boot up without starting x, i can log in via the command line ok, its just virtual terminals that cause problems.

What am i doing wrong?

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  • Does your username or password contain non-ASCII or otherwise unusual characters?
    – poolie
    Nov 23, 2010 at 23:47
  • nope, just standard a-z
    – richzilla
    Nov 24, 2010 at 0:17

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Normally /var/log/auth* has(have) some clues regarding failure. Please check there for starters.

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  • the message im getting in the log file is no such user. my username is definitely correct. Do i need to use username+host?
    – richzilla
    Nov 23, 2010 at 20:35
  • Are you certain that there isn't locale skew, e.g., your username was input incorrectly? Also, check what getent passwd $yourusername returns.
    – Daniel T Chen
    Nov 23, 2010 at 20:48
  • it returns my username, my full name, the location of my home folder and the location of bin/bash, ive added more details to the question to clarify
    – richzilla
    Nov 24, 2010 at 0:19
  • Hi guys, please troubleshoot by editing your question and answer so information doesn't get buried in the comments. Thanks!
    – Jorge Castro
    Nov 24, 2010 at 0:27

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