Shadow passwords under X...
Hi. I've been wrestling with X, just like everyone else it would seem. However, I've gotten it *almost* working. The trouble now seems to be related to shadow passwords. I have shadow passwords turned on, under Debian 1.3. However, the X login started automatically at boot does not recognize any of the valid userID/password combinations. My assumption is that X does not know about shadow passwords, and from my investigations it seems I may be correct. 1) Is there a setting to make it work? 2) If !1, then how do I turn off the automatic X boot-up so I can startx after logging on? Curt- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Shadow passwords under X...
On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Curt Howland wrote: the X login started automatically at boot does not recognize any of the valid userID/password combinations. My assumption is that X does not know about shadow passwords, and from my investigations it seems I may be correct. 1) Is there a setting to make it work? This is a problem with the order of installation. The work around is as follows: shadowconfig off shadowconfig on This will allow shadowconfig to notice that there is a shadow version of xdm (that wasn't installed at the previous time shadow was enabled) and install it in place of the shadow ignorant xdm. This is being fixed in the next release (1.3.1) but the work-around will get you the same product. (the new package will only deliver xdm-shadow as it works fine in a non-shadow system) Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_-_- _-_-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (904) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- If you don't see what you want, just ask _-_-_-_-_-_-_- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Shadow passwords under X...
On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Curt Howland wrote: I have shadow passwords turned on, under Debian 1.3. However, the X login started automatically at boot does not recognize any of the valid userID/password combinations. You're probably referring to the xdm login. My assumption is that X does not know about shadow passwords, and from my investigations it seems I may be correct. This is indeed correct. The problem is, that there is a separate xdm-shadow to handle shadow passwords. The bug is with xbase, which does not properly install xdm-shadow when you've enabled shadow passwords. If you first install xbase and then turn on shadow support, this problem does not arise. 1) Is there a setting to make it work? The solutions are: - change to the virtual console with Ctrl-Alt-F1, log in as root and type shadowconfig off but then you lose shadow support - change to the virtual console with Ctrl-Alt-F1, log in as root and type /etc/init.d/xdm stop # because you can't update it when it runs shadowconfig on # makes xdm xdm-shadow /etc/init.d/xdm start# if this were windows, you'd now reboot :-) - wait for the release of 1.3.1, which will have a fixed xbase. 2) If !1, then how do I turn off the automatic X boot-up so I can startx after logging on? man xdm. No, seriously, look in /etc/X11/config, you'll find the lines start-xdm xdm-start-server These lines were placed there by the xbase configure script when you answered yes to the question to run xdm. Anyway, comment those lines out with a # and xdm is gone. If you later decide that you want xdm back, you can always just uncomment them. When you have x running, be sure to install tkman. Makes reading manpages a lot more comfortable. Good luck, Joost -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Shadow passwords under X...
On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Curt Howland wrote: Hi. I've been wrestling with X, just like everyone else it would seem. However, I've gotten it *almost* working. The trouble now seems to be related to shadow passwords. I have shadow passwords turned on, under Debian 1.3. However, the X login started automatically at boot does not recognize any of the valid userID/password combinations. My assumption is that X does not know about shadow passwords, and from my investigations it seems I may be correct. 1) Is there a setting to make it work? 2) If !1, then how do I turn off the automatic X boot-up so I can startx after logging on? I believe all you have to do is ctrl-alt-f1 to the first vc, log in as root and run shadowconfig off;shadowconfig on and you should be able to log if from xdm. HTH, Shaya -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Shadow passwords under X...
Many thanks, I made the change and will let the list know if it works or not. (I'm not local to the machine at this time) Curt- In reply to 10 Jun message from Brad Patterson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, I believe this problem occurs because the default xdm does not handle shadow passwords. But there should be a file called xdm-shadow in /usr/X11/bin which will do what you want. To run it during startup, try editing the xdm file in /etc/init.d. Change the line that reads start-stop-daemon --start --verbose --exec /usr/bin/X11/xdm to start-stop-daemon --start --verbose --exec /usr/bin/X11/xdm-shadow Best of luck. -Brad Message from Curt Howland ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Hi. I've been wrestling with X, just like everyone else it would seem. However, I've gotten it *almost* working. The trouble now seems to be related to shadow passwords. I have shadow passwords turned on, under Debian 1.3. However, the X login started automatically at boot does not recognize any of the valid userID/password combinations. My assumption is that X does not know about shadow passwords, and from my investigations it seems I may be correct. 1) Is there a setting to make it work? 2) If !1, then how do I turn off the automatic X boot-up so I can startx after logging on? Curt- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Curt Howland [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Priss.com The Probability Broach by L. Neil Smith ISBN:0-812-53875-7 Available from Laissez Faire Books http://www.lfb.org/ 1.800.326.0996 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
