Jean Baptiste Balleyguier schrieb: > Hello, > > this is a part of what gives the command "grep -i * in /var/log > > "auth.log:Jan 12 22:43:26 localhost kdm: :0[24832]: (pam_unix) session > opened for > user earendil by (uid=0) > auth.log:Jan 12 22:43:52 localhost sudo: (pam_unix) authentication failure; > logn > ame= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= user=earendil > auth.log:Jan 12 22:48:20 localhost sudo: (pam_unix) authentication failure; > logn > ame= uid=0 euid=0 tty=pts/1 ruser= rhost= user=earendil > auth.log:Jan 12 22:48:29 localhost kdm: :0[24832]: (pam_unix) session closed > for > user earendil" > > this is my /etc/pam.d/kcheckpass file : > > "# > # /etc/pam.d/kcheckpass - specify the PAM behaviour of kcheckpass > # > > # The standard Unix authentication modules, used with > # NIS (man nsswitch) as well as normal /etc/passwd and > # /etc/shadow entries. > @include common-auth > @include common-account > @include common-password > @include common-session > ~ > " > All these files refer to a "pam_unix.so" file > > I've no "kde" file in /etc/pam.d but a "kdm" one and it contains this : > > "# > # /etc/pam.d/kdm - specify the PAM behaviour of kdm > # > > # The standard Unix authentication modules, used with > # NIS (man nsswitch) as well as normal /etc/passwd and > # /etc/shadow entries. > @include common-auth > @include common-account > @include common-password > @include common-session > > auth required pam_nologin.so > auth required pam_env.so > session required pam_limits.so > ~ > ~ > " > > Should I replace kcheckpass by this one ? It is woth a try. But the files are not that different. But there is no failing log entry from pam in your auth.log file. so maybee there is a permission problem with your pam directory and/or files. what is the result of a grep for kcheckpass on these logfile? > > jb > > Martin ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.