Re: Cannot login as non-root user

2003-07-15 Thread beolach
>Basic questions: > >1. What is root's shell? Is it /bin/bash or /bin/sh? (If the latter, is >/bin/sh a symlink to /bin/bash? It usually is but might not be in your >case.) It is /bin/bash (and /bin/sh is symlink to same). >2. What are permissions on /bin? They should be 755 (rwxr-xr-x). They

Re: Cannot login as non-root user

2003-07-15 Thread Ray Olszewski
See below. At 11:21 PM 7/15/2003 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On my brother's computer, running Slackware 9.0, we have just recently begun experiencing problems signing in as non-root users, either from normal login, su, su -, or ssh. After entering username & password, login prints the error

RE: Cannot login as non-root user

2003-07-15 Thread Puneet B
> On my brother's computer, running Slackware 9.0, we have just recently > begun experiencing problems signing in as non-root users, either from > normal login, su, su -, or ssh. After entering username & password, > login prints the error "Cannot execute /bin/bash: Permission denied" > and return

Re: Cannot login as non-root user

2003-07-15 Thread Alan Bort
do you have execute permissions for /bin/??? drwxr-xr-x2 root root 4096 may 17 2002 bin something like like that shouldbe... Just TOL El mar, 15-07-2003 a las 19:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: > On my brother's computer, running Slackware 9.0, we have just recently > begun e

Cannot login as non-root user

2003-07-15 Thread beolach
On my brother's computer, running Slackware 9.0, we have just recently begun experiencing problems signing in as non-root users, either from normal login, su, su -, or ssh. After entering username & password, login prints the error "Cannot execute /bin/bash: Permission denied" and returns to logi

Re: su fails

2003-07-15 Thread Ray Olszewski
At 08:20 PM 7/15/2003 +0200, Andrew Langdon-Davies wrote: Now here I'd probably agree IF there is even the slightest doubt that the system may have been compromised , Clear it & start fresh . Be extremely careful of re-applying the user(s) data . Hth , Ji

Opti 82c931 ISA PnP sound card

2003-07-15 Thread vh
Does anybody have experience in configuring Opti 82c931 chipset sound card in Slackware 8.1. Red Hat configuration utility automatic determines this one as "Opti Audio 16", but I'm able to hear only a part (for about a second) of sample sound (on my friend's computer with the same distro the sample

Re: su fails

2003-07-15 Thread Andrew Langdon-Davies
Now here I'd probably agree IF there is even the slightest doubt that the system may have been compromised , Clear it & start fresh . Be extremely careful of re-applying the user(s) data . Hth , JimL ...snip... I know this is a very wide-open question, bu

Re: su fails

2003-07-15 Thread beolach
--- Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>I thought reinstalling shadow had put everything right, but there are >>still hiccups. For example, although I can now su again --that is, it >>now >>recognises the password-- if I give the wrong password I still get >>just 'sorry'. > >I presume yo

Re: su fails

2003-07-15 Thread Mr. James W. Laferriere
Hello Alan , On Tue, 15 Jul 2003, Alan Bort wrote: > Well... I think bash actually has a builtin su... so if you reinstall Fyi , bash (as of 2.05b.0(1)-release) does not have a builtin of "su" . try typing 'help' at the bash shell prompt for one . Then just do eit

Re: su fails

2003-07-15 Thread Ray Olszewski
At 01:06 PM 7/15/2003 -0400, Alan Bort wrote: Well... I think bash actually has a builtin su... so if you reinstall bash (not a very big package anyway)... it might help. since you've already installed shadow again... On what basis do you think this to be true? I've never heard of such a capabili

Re: su fails

2003-07-15 Thread Alan Bort
Well... I think bash actually has a builtin su... so if you reinstall bash (not a very big package anyway)... it might help. since you've already installed shadow again... Anyway... I agee with the (quote)'I'd just load a new OS and migrate the user data over to it.'(/quote) idea... El mar, 15-07

Re: su fails

2003-07-15 Thread Andrew Langdon-Davies
It sounds to me like you've been rooted, and somebody installed a trojan. I'd do a full hunt for signs of a rootkit. When in doubt (especially if there are ony a few people on your system), I'd just load a new OS and migrate the user data over to it. I don't want to sound like Pollyanna, but inter

Re: su fails

2003-07-15 Thread Ray Olszewski
At 12:20 PM 7/15/2003 +0200, Andrew Langdon-Davies wrote: On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:39:01 -0700, Stephen Samuel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It sounds to me like you've been rooted, and somebody installed a trojan. I'd do a full hunt for signs of a rootkit. When in doubt (especially if there are ony a

Re: su fails

2003-07-15 Thread Andrew Langdon-Davies
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:39:01 -0700, Stephen Samuel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It sounds to me like you've been rooted, and somebody installed a trojan. I'd do a full hunt for signs of a rootkit. When in doubt (especially if there are ony a few people on your system), I'd just load a new OS and m