[Bug 421388] Re: authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info
** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Invalid -- authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/421388 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 421388] Re: authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info
Nevermind, this was a false alarm. I was type su instead of sudo su -- authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/421388 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 421388] Re: authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info
I've been checking around the 'net and people say to check /etc/shadow My /etc/shadow looks like this (I hope it's not dangerous to post my shadow file but I'll delete the line that has my name and other user) root:x:14442:0:9:7::: daemon:x:14442:0:9:7::: bin:x:14442:0:9:7::: sys:x:14442:0:9:7::: sync:x:14442:0:9:7::: games:x:14442:0:9:7::: man:x:14442:0:9:7::: lp:x:14442:0:9:7::: mail:x:14442:0:9:7::: news:x:14442:0:9:7::: uucp:x:14442:0:9:7::: proxy:x:14442:0:9:7::: www-data:x:14442:0:9:7::: backup:x:14442:0:9:7::: list:x:14442:0:9:7::: irc:x:14442:0:9:7::: gnats:x:14442:0:9:7::: dhcp:x:14442:0:9:7::: syslog:x:14442:0:9:7::: klog:x:14442:0:9:7::: messagebus:x:14442:0:9:7::: avahi:x:14442:0:9:7::: cupsys:x:14442:0:9:7::: haldaemon:x:14442:0:9:7::: hplip:x:14442:0:9:7::: avahi-autoipd:x:14442:0:9:7::: statd:x:14442:0:9:7::: libuuid:x:14442:0:9:7::: polkituser:x:14442:0:9:7::: clamav:x:14442:0:9:7::: nobody:x:14442:0:9:7::: name:xxx:14442:0:9:7::: name2:x:14449:0:9:7::: I read somewhere else to check the /etc/nsswitch.conf changed /etc/nsswitch from compat to files nis and will reboot to see if I can use the su command. #passwd: compat #group: compat #shadow: compat passwd: files nis group: files nis shadow: files nis -- authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/421388 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
