-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 g wrote: > installed fedora 8, finally, but not with out a few problems and reinstalls. > next to last install was a clean boot straight up to command line login. > > first 3 login attempts were as user, then 3 failures as root. 3 finger salute, > rebooted to m2k8 to view f8 logs, which showed error to be pam_unix related. > > posted problem, went off list to try a few tricks, concluded had to be > pam_unix and decided that fresh install would be thing to do. clear partition, > reinstalled again. > > this time, i disabled selinux so that i could check to see if there might be > other problems. there were not as i was able to login as root. > > started kde, made changes to desktop, exited kde, rebooted. logged back in > made a few changes to networking and a couple others. nothing related to > selinux, firewall or anything security related were changed. > > rebooted and back into kde, i enabled selinux at enforcing, rebooted. this > time around, tried to login, but was kicked back out. 3 finger again. > > on next boot, i went in init 1, checked logs again and found pam_unix was > back to kicking me out. > > not to be out done, this time i thought about what was happening i vi'ed a > config file, 'reboot'. > > back at login, root was accepted, kde, then 'system | selinux management'. > all looked good, not wanting to change anything yet, i left it as it was and > closed selinux management. > > back at desktop, right click for short menu to log out of kde. nothing. left > click. nothing. 3 finger back to cl, reboot, back up level 3. login ok, kde > ok. > > other than reading about selinux in 'linux format' mag, i have yet to read any > more about, but i will be. > > so, what i would like to know, why is 'enforcing' keeping me from logging in? > > in replying, please trim out non relative text. i thank you and so will others. > > i look forward to replies to find if this is a bug or a miss config. > > i thank you in advance for your time. > > later. > > > Not sure why. Could you look for avc messages in /var/log/audit/audit.log or /var/log/messages -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkghgRQACgkQrlYvE4MpobPCoACgspKEcUgCHw27j6L5R1dH1dVa KYEAniiiUdfItQJZ9Es4caqt9+hWmYrl =Xl2g -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
