session restarts @ login

[Victor Odhner]

bmike1 at mcleodusa.net wrote:

>When the computer is started up it gets to the login
>screen but upon entering the correct password it
>merely ends the session and returns to the login
>screen.  I can get aound that by loging in as root....
>
This sounds to me like your login shell environment is
somehow messed up.  Is it possible your .bash_profile
(if you're using bash as your login shell) contains something
that would invoke an "exit"?  Just a shot in the dark . . .

Good luck,
Vic