Re: [newbie] Can't login as root in CLI
The file /usr/share/doc/msec-0.38/security.txt describes the security features for each level. Levels 4 and 5 disable direct root login. Disabling direct root login means that somebody has to guess two passwords to enter as root. raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 05:30:44PM -0400, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Thursday 23 October 2003 04:32 pm, Adolfo A. Bello B. wrote: I just installed 9.1 with security set to Higher. When booting to runlevel 3 I can not login as root, always receiving a login incorrect message. However, I can login as a regular/normal user and then su to root without problem. The same happens when booting to runlevel 5. I can login as a normal user and from there su to root. But, If I hit Ctrl-Alt-F2 and try to login as root I get the login incorrect message. I have no idea about what is going on. Needing help to sort this out. Saludos, Adolfo I think we've seen this before in the message threads - its entirely due to your security setting AFAIK. In other words, its supposed to do that at higher settings. Thank you Ronald. I didn't know it was a security feature. Saludos, Adolfo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can't login as root in CLI
On Thursday 23 October 2003 04:32 pm, Adolfo A. Bello B. wrote: I just installed 9.1 with security set to Higher. When booting to runlevel 3 I can not login as root, always receiving a login incorrect message. However, I can login as a regular/normal user and then su to root without problem. The same happens when booting to runlevel 5. I can login as a normal user and from there su to root. But, If I hit Ctrl-Alt-F2 and try to login as root I get the login incorrect message. I have no idea about what is going on. Needing help to sort this out. Saludos, Adolfo I think we've seen this before in the message threads - its entirely due to your security setting AFAIK. In other words, its supposed to do that at higher settings. -- /\ DarkLord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can't login as root in CLI
On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 05:30:44PM -0400, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Thursday 23 October 2003 04:32 pm, Adolfo A. Bello B. wrote: I just installed 9.1 with security set to Higher. When booting to runlevel 3 I can not login as root, always receiving a login incorrect message. However, I can login as a regular/normal user and then su to root without problem. The same happens when booting to runlevel 5. I can login as a normal user and from there su to root. But, If I hit Ctrl-Alt-F2 and try to login as root I get the login incorrect message. I have no idea about what is going on. Needing help to sort this out. Saludos, Adolfo I think we've seen this before in the message threads - its entirely due to your security setting AFAIK. In other words, its supposed to do that at higher settings. Thank you Ronald. I didn't know it was a security feature. Saludos, Adolfo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can't login as root
or even http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/msec.php: Direct root Login is disabled for Level 4 and 5 raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 08 Jun 2002 12:27, et wrote: On Friday 07 June 2002 06:21 pm, you wrote: On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:46:13 -0700 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I rarely ask questions for others but this one has me stumped. My colleague running LM8.2 has a default (for his hardware) configuration. He created one user. Then, he went to the security configuration utility and set it to high. Now he can't get in the gui login as root. His user account still works and he can 'su' in a terminal. This behaviour seems to have started just after he changed the security setting to high. My research found a possible solution in the /etc/security/access.conf with a missing entry like... -:ALL EXCEPT list of accounts:LOCAL Am I on the right track here? Has anyone come across this one before? Newbie archives don't return anything on this. tia, Bill W. My bet is that this is an msec thing. Try another security level. Bill aboSOluuutly msec,,, man msec (with out the quotes, in a text console) can be your friend... There's also the Reference Manual section 12 which is all about msec. Hardcopy for anyone with a box set, online for everyone else. Look for the documents page at MandrakeSoft. MSec can be customised. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can't login as root
On 8/06/2002, The following message was beamed across the Internet: On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:46:13 -0700 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I rarely ask questions for others but this one has me stumped. My colleague running LM8.2 has a default (for his hardware) configuration. He created one user. Then, he went to the security configuration utility and set it to high. Now he can't get in the gui login as root. His user account still works and he can 'su' in a terminal. This behaviour seems to have started just after he changed the security setting to high. My research found a possible solution in the /etc/security/access.conf with a missing entry like... -:ALL EXCEPT list of accounts:LOCAL Am I on the right track here? Has anyone come across this one before? Newbie archives don't return anything on this. tia, Bill W. I too had this problem, whether in command line or GUI login. I set security to higher and did not try any other settings as I wanted to run mail server... -- Regards, Mark Van Bruggen [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is always a way, it's just reality that's the problem !! == Mark Van Bruggen Microsoft OEM Certified Phone : 07 4926 4900 Computer Systems Supplier Mobile: 04 3886 4900 Internet / Computer Technician E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rockhampton QLD AU == Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] can't login as root
Hi, I rarely ask questions for others but this one has me stumped. My colleague running LM8.2 has a default (for his hardware) configuration. He created one user. Then, he went to the security configuration utility and set it to "high". Now he can't get in the gui login as root. His user account still works and he can 'su' in a terminal. This behaviour seems to have started just after he changed the security setting to high. My research found a possible solution in the /etc/security/access.conf with a missing entry like... -:ALL EXCEPT list of accounts:LOCAL Am I on the right track here? Has anyone come across this one before? Newbie archives don't return anything on this. tia, Bill W.
Re: [newbie] can't login as root
On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:46:13 -0700 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I rarely ask questions for others but this one has me stumped. My colleague running LM8.2 has a default (for his hardware) configuration. He created one user. Then, he went to the security configuration utility and set it to high. Now he can't get in the gui login as root. His user account still works and he can 'su' in a terminal. This behaviour seems to have started just after he changed the security setting to high. My research found a possible solution in the /etc/security/access.conf with a missing entry like... -:ALL EXCEPT list of accounts:LOCAL Am I on the right track here? Has anyone come across this one before? Newbie archives don't return anything on this. tia, Bill W. My bet is that this is an msec thing. Try another security level. Bill Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can't login as root
Well if you set 'High Security' you should not be surprised if the security is 'high'. Logging in as root is dangerous... therefore it is not permitted. If you do not like it, then reduce the security level to something more lax or tune the security options as decribed here http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/msec.php derek On Friday 07 June 2002 11:21 pm, Bill Davidson wrote: On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:46:13 -0700 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I rarely ask questions for others but this one has me stumped. My colleague running LM8.2 has a default (for his hardware) configuration. He created one user. Then, he went to the security configuration utility and set it to high. Now he can't get in the gui login as root. His user account still works and he can 'su' in a terminal. This behaviour seems to have started just after he changed the security setting to high. My research found a possible solution in the /etc/security/access.conf with a missing entry like... -:ALL EXCEPT list of accounts:LOCAL Am I on the right track here? Has anyone come across this one before? Newbie archives don't return anything on this. tia, Bill W. My bet is that this is an msec thing. Try another security level. Bill Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can't login as root
On Friday 07 June 2002 06:21 pm, you wrote: On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:46:13 -0700 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I rarely ask questions for others but this one has me stumped. My colleague running LM8.2 has a default (for his hardware) configuration. He created one user. Then, he went to the security configuration utility and set it to high. Now he can't get in the gui login as root. His user account still works and he can 'su' in a terminal. This behaviour seems to have started just after he changed the security setting to high. My research found a possible solution in the /etc/security/access.conf with a missing entry like... -:ALL EXCEPT list of accounts:LOCAL Am I on the right track here? Has anyone come across this one before? Newbie archives don't return anything on this. tia, Bill W. My bet is that this is an msec thing. Try another security level. Bill aboSOluuutly msec,,, man msec (with out the quotes, in a text console) can be your friend... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] can't login as root
On Thu, 03 Feb 2000, Randall Randall wrote: Okay, got another issue, now. :) I'm trying to install a system without X, and have to go through and delete packages manually, in "expert" mode. It claims to be installing all the dependencies (including things I don't really want (like X libraries) but apparently MUST have. Every time I give it a root password, and finish the installation, I can't login. No matter how carefully I type, it says: Login Incorrect. Here's the weird part: I can login fine as another user, and use "su" to login as root, and it WORKS. I just can't login initially as root. IIRC, that is a security feature, that you cannot login directly as root. -- Ronald
[newbie] can't login as root
Okay, got another issue, now. :) I'm trying to install a system without X, and have to go through and delete packages manually, in "expert" mode. It claims to be installing all the dependencies (including things I don't really want (like X libraries) but apparently MUST have. Every time I give it a root password, and finish the installation, I can't login. No matter how carefully I type, it says: Login Incorrect. Here's the weird part: I can login fine as another user, and use "su" to login as root, and it WORKS. I just can't login initially as root. -- Wolfkin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Crypto key: www.freedomspace.net/~wolfkin/crypto.text On a visible but distant shore, a new image of man; The shape of his own future, now in his own hands.-- Johnny Clegg.
Re: [newbie] can't login as root
Check to see if there is nothing special in your /root/.bashrc or other scripts executed when you log in. Maybe there is something that disconnects you in these scripts. Randall Randall wrote : Okay, got another issue, now. :) I'm trying to install a system without X, and have to go through and delete packages manually, in "expert" mode. It claims to be installing all the dependencies (including things I don't really want (like X libraries) but apparently MUST have. Every time I give it a root password, and finish the installation, I can't login. No matter how carefully I type, it says: Login Incorrect. Here's the weird part: I can login fine as another user, and use "su" to login as root, and it WORKS. I just can't login initially as root. -- Wolfkin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Crypto key: www.freedomspace.net/~wolfkin/crypto.text On a visible but distant shore, a new image of man; The shape of his own future, now in his own hands.-- Johnny Clegg.
Re: [newbie] can't login as root
flupke wrote: Check to see if there is nothing special in your /root/.bashrc or other scripts executed when you log in. Maybe there is something that disconnects you in these scripts. Well, I know what it looks like to login to a disabled account, and THAT should just drop you back to a logon prompt, but this actually says: login incorrect. Also, I can use "su -", which reads all those configuration files, IIUC. Anyway, just in case, I did look, and couldn't see anything amiss in the configuration files. -- Wolfkin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Crypto key: www.freedomspace.net/~wolfkin/crypto.text On a visible but distant shore, a new image of man; The shape of his own future, now in his own hands.-- Johnny Clegg.
