Computer won't load past the password screen

When I turn on my computer, it immediately goes to the screen where I enter my password. I enter my password, and it goes to a gray screen where there is a progress loading bar. The bar loads about 1/4 of the way and the computer just shuts down. I can't restart it in safe mode, and I even tried to re-install Yosemite, and I can't do that either. I have no other id

Resetting SMC as well as NVRAM(PRAM) could solve the problem.
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) - Apple Support
Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup - Apple Support

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