--- deliantra/server/ext/login.ext	2007/04/04 02:20:27	1.36
+++ deliantra/server/ext/login.ext	2007/04/06 22:57:53	1.37
@@ -356,6 +356,19 @@
                );
                next;
             }
+         } else {
+            # unable to load the playerfile:
+            # check wether the player dir exists, which means the file is corrupted or
+            # something very similar.
+            if (!aio_stat cf::player::playerdir $user) {
+               $ns->send_drawinfo (
+                  "Unable to retrieve this player. It might be a locked or broken account. "
+                . "If this is your account, ask a dungeon master for assistance. "
+                . "Otherwise choose a different login name.",
+                  cf::NDI_RED
+               );
+               next;
+            }
          }
 
          # the rest of this function is character creation