Re: Unable to login (No password prompt)

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no entries in /var/log/messages that might prove helpful?


> For some reason, today I tried to login to my mail server (and secondary DNS
> server) and got immediately returned to the login prompt without being
> prompted for a password.  I have scoured the web for a good solution and
> found none.  The mail server works fine, I can check my mail using POP3 and
> I can ftp into the machine with no problem.  I tried rlogging into it from
> another machine and I get a password prompt, but it immediately rejects and
> disconnects.  I booted into single user mode and checked a few things out
> but I can't see a problem.  inetd.conf looks fine and the login executable
> exists.  I re-installed PAM but it had no effect.
> 
> Can someone help me out here?  I really need to get into that machine!
> 
> Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.
> 
> Stephen L. McMahon
> smcmahon@datanetdg.com
> 
> 
> 
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