backup copy of F14 boots, but can't login

[Kam Leo]

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:41 PM, jackson byers <byersjab at gmail.com> wrote:
> My backup copy of F14 boots, all looks normal,
>  boot messages all "OK"
> but then I can't login:  after entering my password
> the screen recycles to the login screen,
> and continues to do this if I keep trying.
> [byers at f14 ~]$ uname -r
> 2.6.35.13-92.fc14.i686.PAE
> hints?, advice?
> Jack

Boot into runlevel 3, log in as root, and reset the user's password.