Fajar Priyanto wrote: > On Wednesday 10 May 2006 16:58, Andy Green wrote: >> Andy Green wrote: >> > This file is something to do with NIS auth. Are you set up for NIS >> > auth to your knowledge? >> >> If not, run >> >> system-config-authentication >> >> as root and see what your situation is. If NIS is enabled and you >> didn't want it, disable it. My default situation has everything on the >> first property page of system-config-authentication turned off, and only >> "use shadow passwords" and "use MD5 passwords" turned on at the second >> property page. > > Also make sure that in /etc/nsswitch.conf: > These lines are ok and exactly like this: > passwd: files > shadow: files > group: files > > YES! that's it! I had previously (about 3 weeks ago) modified nsswitch.conf to something like this passwd: compat winbind shadow: compat group: compat winbind and could login without problems. As soon as I put passwd: files compat winbind shadow: files compat group: files compat winbind and restarted the system, I could login as root or whatever I wanted. It's weird, though ... A big THANK YOU to all of you for the advices and the time spent for my problem! -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list