After running security lockdown tasks to my Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 server, I can no longer login as root

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Performed tasks to make server more secure
  • Rebooted system.  When trying to log in as root, console just blinks back to the login screen
  • Attempting to change the password in single user mode does not help

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4

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