On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Friedrich Strohmaier < damokles4-listen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > this is the first time writing to this list so first: hello to all. > Hello and welcome! > > 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? > > This looks to me like a problem with PAM. It is difficult to guess more without more information. You can try: "journalctl -b | grep pam" and post the output. Other than that, you can try reinstalling all the PAM related packages, just in case there is some file missing. From my machine: $ pacman -Qoq /etc/security /etc/pam.d | sort cronie cups gcr gdm gnome-screensaver jack libpwquality openssh pam pambase polkit postgresql screen shadow sudo util-linux HTH -- Rodrigo
