Member Joined, Paid, But Is NOT a Member

I'm wondering if you could advise me as to where to investigate to fix this problem: I set up s2member diligently, but when my first member joined, the PayPal payment processed, but the new member contacted my saying they didn't get membership access. I see indeed that they did pay, and looking into the Users section in Wordpress, indeed they are not listed.
Could you kindly suggest the specific settings I should investigate to correct this so that when future members join this problem does not reoccur?
Thank you very much!
David
Could you kindly suggest the specific settings I should investigate to correct this so that when future members join this problem does not reoccur?
Thank you very much!

David