There is no problem with the account. I forgot the password to the email account i used to register here. i have tried all means i know to retrieve the password but all failed. So i decided to have a clean start.
If you try hard at solving a problem of your own, no matter how bad your attempts, you will be inundated with help, the guys are only too willing to help those that help themselves.
If however you expect to use the site as a free scripting service you will receive a short shrift from the powers that be.
If you intend to learn *NIX shell scripting keep a close eye on all the throughput as some will be of use to you...