[arch-general] login fails after update

[Dave Morgan]

On 15/07/12 at 08:35P, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I did a complete upgrade following the instructions w.r.t.
> the /lib symlink, and indeed ended up with pacman -Su saying
> 'nothing to do' and /lib being a symlink.
>
> On rebooting I get the login prompt on tty1..6, but after
> entering a login nothing happens (no passwd prompt) and
> after a few seconds the screen is cleared and the login
> prompt returns.
>
> Any ideas ?
>
> --
> FA
>
> A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia.
> It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris
> and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow)
>

Boot into single user mode and look at /var/log/auth.log.  It should
tell you what the problem is.

--
Dave.