Op Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:20:51 +0200 schreef Bruce Dubbs <bruce.du...@gmail.com>:
> hans kaper wrote: >> Op Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:05:25 +0200 schreef Bruce Dubbs >> <bruce.du...@gmail.com>: >> >>> hans kaper wrote: >>>> I build LFS 7.4 from the book. It boots all-right but I cannot login: >>>> >>>> login: root >>>> password: xxxxxx >>>> crypt: Invalid argument >>>> >>>> Trying another user fails too. >>>> >>>> I double checked inittab and the shadow-build, but found no faults. >>>> The same goes for the kernel-config file. >>>> >>>> What can be the reason of the failing login? >>> >>> Did you set the password for root? > >> Of course. > > Then you probably have the wrong password or didn't install shadow properly. I checked the shadow-build , but did not find any errors. > > To get in, you can edit /etc/passwd so root's entry is: > > root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash That did not work either; same error. I don't expect a keyboard-problem: all the letters appear as typed. Hans. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
