If your login isn’t accepted, it’s most likely a typing error. Try again.

What if you try to log in, but your login isn’t accepted?

Of course, the first thing to do is to try again, slowly—since you might have mistyped your password. It’s easy to mistype a password, since you can’t see it as you type it. Also, remember that truism of keyboard operators everywhere, that as soon as anyone’s watching over your shoulder you can’t spell your own name. Before you decide that something’s actually wrong, calm down and try again.

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