Username and passwrod screen is locked
 

Hi

I am running RHEL5 and squid as a cache.
i installed xlockmore and xscreen saver to lock X as a root.

after installation of above mentioned RPMs, in a terminal window i entered xlock command and just logout from root.
but now onward unable to login. Login screen is appeared but i m unable to type username and password. please help me in this regard.

I restart server and entered in runlevel 3. my keyboard is working there and i can logged in as a root. i entered startx command here and entered in GUI mode my key board is not working there. while mouse is functioned properly. what is the reason, if it is locked by xlock, how to unlock X
Waiting for your kind response plz..........
Thnx

This may be it??

SHADOW PASSWORDS

If the machine is using a shadow password system, then xlock may not be
set up to get the real password and so must be given one of its own.
This can be either on the command line, via the â€â€�cpasswd option, or in
the file $HOME/.xlockrc, with the first taking precedence. In both
cases an encrypted password is expected (see makekey(8)). If neither
is given, then xlock will prompt for a password and will use that, also
storing an encrypted version of it in $HOME/.xlockrc for future use.

i m unable to login in runlevel 5 becoz i can not type username and passwd there. i can only login in runlevel 3. and here my keyboard is fully functional. Plz tell me how to kill this problem. if i issue startx command and in X environment i m unable to write through keyboard. Plz guide me step by step i shall be very thankful to you.and how to reconfigure shadow file
Note: through package manager i removed/uninstalled xlockmore but problem is still as it is.

Try using a regular non-usb keyboard., maybe after login usb will be loaded and you can use on next boot.

My PC is Dell optiplex 360 have no ps2 port.

I m still in problem. (unable to type username and password) username screen is locked.

Plz help me what to do

waiting.......
Thnx in advance

Can you get into bios?
Check settings

Try using a linux live-cd maybe it'll provide usb support. If it does select boot os.

In BIOs every thing is OK. how to use live CD, which process or information may need to reset, or upgrade.
i m downloading Live CD for linux using emule. and in waiting state.
thanks for ur reply. any other idea to kill this problem plz help me.

waiting for response plz..

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Thanx all Seniors for your co-opration.
Screen lock problem is solved. i take the following steps:-
1. Reboot system in runlevel 3.
2. uninstall xlockmore.
3. modify /etc/X11/xorg.conf
changes are:- Section "Input Devices"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "Kbd"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XKbrules" "XFree86"
EndSection
And restart the system. my system is Ok.
Thanks again

congrats
Please mark as solved so others may benefit.