Hum, I made a "grep -i kcheckpass in /var/log/, and this is part of the result : "earendil@spinux:/var/log$ grep -i kcheckpass * grep: acpid: Permission non accordée auth.log:Jan 10 22:20:54 localhost kcheckpass: (pam_unix) authentication failure; logname= uid=1000 euid=1000 tty=:0 ruser= rhost= user=earendil auth.log:Jan 10 22:20:54 localhost kcheckpass[23567]: Authentication failure for earendil (invoked by uid 1000) auth.log:Jan 10 22:21:03 localhost kcheckpass: (pam_unix) authentication failure; logname= uid=1000 euid=1000 tty=:0 ruser= rhost= user=earendil auth.log:Jan 10 22:21:03 localhost kcheckpass[23576]: Authentication failure for earendil (invoked by uid 1000)" (for info : Permission non accordée = Permission denied) jb >From: Martin Fahrendorf <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxx >To: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: problem with user password when unlocking from >screensaver >Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:06:47 +0100 > >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. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Hotmail : créez votre adresse e-mail gratuite & à vie ! http://www.imagine-msn.com/Messenger/?locale=fr-fr ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.