Upgraded to current using slackpkg. root is no longer recognized as valid login and the OS won't load on startup
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I'm using a Thinkpad T60. It's only got a 32-bit processor.
I ran slackpkg upgrade and decided to keep the config files rather than overwrite them.
It then asked me for my login, upon entering root, it never even asks me for my password. It just repeatedly asks me for my login.
I tried restarting the computer but after I select Slackware, it doesn't load. It just says loading linux.... and stops producing text after the 11th or 12th dot.
Am I going to have to reinstall?
What did I do wrong? Just so I know what not to do in future.
I ran slackpkg upgrade and decided to keep the config files rather than overwrite them.
It then asked me for my login, upon entering root, it never even asks me for my password. It just repeatedly asks me for my login.
I tried restarting the computer but after I select Slackware, it doesn't load. It just says loading linux.... and stops producing text after the 11th or 12th dot.
Am I going to have to reinstall?
What did I do wrong? Just so I know what not to do in future.