Hallo >I can NOT any longer log in to the >repaired system, after running e2fsck. All logins fail. You should look into the /etc directory and check whether or not /etc/passwd and /etc/passwd- (in case You used shadow Passwords) are present. To gain access at first, You could boot som cd distro (Knoppix for example) and mount Your damaged root partition somwhere into the filetree. js -- Today is the first day of the rest of your life.