Once the login accepts userid and password from you It does some authenication. How do we know that is done? Check your auth.log, syslog and messages (/var/log area)..
I suspect wu-ftp installation changed some thing in the PAM. These are not used in single user mode. may be some thing went wrong here that affect in the normal login(multi user mode) --- Linux Dev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Jay: > > Thanks for your mail. > > . No, I am not able to login as any other user. > > . Yes, I did consider the 'shadow' related issue. > However, I ran test using the 'pwck' command > and also inspected the files (both passwd and > group) visually > to doubly make sure. > > I am at my wits end on this :-(. It's been 10+ hrs > since > I have been trying to trouble shoot this problem and > it beats > me. > > Thanks > Tom. > > --- Jayanarayanan M N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Question..Could you login as any other user? > > > > Every user has a default shell specified as last > field > > in /etc/passwd. If the default shell is invalid > for > > root, then i guess this can happen. ( how shell > can be > > in invalid is a question) > > > > Check /etc/password file.Check whether this is a > valid > > shell for your system > > (/bin/bash in my m/c) > > > > > > --- Linux Dev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all: > > > > > > I did a fresh install of RH 7.3 on x86 box. > > > > > > The system options chosen during installation > > > were: > > > . High Security > > > . No X-Windows > > > . Basic Networking > > > . gcc, g++ > > > > > > The system booted up and then I logged in > 'first' > > > time as root. > > > > > > I realized that I need to have ftp server and so > > > I installed wu-ftpd and enabled the service in > > > /etc/xinetd.d/ftp > > > > > > I logged out of the system and then I tried > > > logging in again. The system authenticates me > > > as 'root' and then I get logged out after > sometime > > > (less than 15 secs) before I see the shell > prompt. > > > > > > This is quite strange! I have never experienced > > > this before. > > > > > > Does anybody have any idea what could be going > on ? > > > > > > I accessed the system, using the 'Linux Rescue' > mode > > > and uninstalled wu-ftpd. However, the problem > > > persists. > > > > > > I will appreciate, if anybody could suggest the > > > solution, > > > work around or point to sources of information. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Tom. > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & > More > > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > > > Welcome to geek heaven. > > > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > > > _______________________________________________ > > > linux-india-help mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > > Welcome to geek heaven. > > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-india-help mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
