On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Evgeniy Alekseev <darkarcanis@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tuesday 10 September 2013 13:54:18 Friedrich Strohmaier wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> this is the first time writing to this list so first: hello to all. >> >> I'm a quite happy user of arch-linux since december last year, and up to now >> I managed to solve all tasks and difficulties using the rtfm button. ;o)) >> >> Now installing a further box (x86) I get this strange behaviour never met >> during ~15 years of linux usage: >> >> After setting up a new user I cannot login to it's account on the virtual >> console. >> >> I get: >> >> Login incorrect >> >> No matter whether password is set or not >> >> # passwd -S <user>: >> <user> P ... # password set >> <user> NP ... # password not set >> >> login as root works with and without password set (both times unset by >> deleting the /etc/shadow passwd entry). >> >> this also occured on another box currently installed - latter one a x86_64 >> >> user was added through >> >> # useradd -m -g <group> <user> >> >> password was set through >> >> # passwd user >> >> changing user from root via sudo or su works, as does login via xdm. >> login via lxdm and gdm doesn't, if that is of any help. >> >> If I do the same on my box writing this mail from (x86_64 - all updates >> included) everything works as expected. >> >> Couldn't find anything at the bugtracker. >> >> Before digging deeper my question: >> Any known issues or ideas on that? >> >> >> Friedrich > > Hi! > > Do you have zsh as default shell? If it does, try to change path to the shell > from /bin/zsh to /usr/bin/zsh. It may also be necessary for bash as default > shell. I observed a similar error after moving binaries from /bin. > -- > С уважением, Е.Алексеев. > Sincerely yours, E.Alekseev. > > e-mail: darkarcanis@xxxxxxx > ICQ: 407-398-235 > Jabber: arcanis@xxxxxxxxx This has already been fixed: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/35724
