One thing that tripped me up like this the other day was the shell setting for the user. If it is perhaps something like a service account like bin, daemon, or www, you may have the shell for that user set to /bin/false instead of /bin/bash That tripped me up just a few days ago :-) - Alan > -----Original Message----- > From: pam-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:pam-list-admin@redhat.com]On > Behalf Of Sheila Monheit > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 1:45 PM > To: pam-list@redhat.com > Subject: weird su problems > > > > > Hi All, > > First of all, if this is a very dumb or obvious question, I > apologize...I'm > new to Linux and have been fighting this for too long not to > ask for help! > > I have a user that I cannot 'su' to, except as root. Even as > root, once I > su to that user, I cannot su to myself from it. I keep > getting "incorrect > password". > > 1. As root, I have changed the password to ensure that I have > the correct > password > 2. As the user (after su'ing from root) I have changed the > password to make > sure I have the correct password. > 3. I have tried passwd -u to unlock the account iff it was locked. > 4. /etc/pam.d/login line reads: "account required > /lib/security/pam_tally.so no_magic_root deny=5 per_user reset" > 5. /var/log/messages reads: admin pam_tally[5310]: user tomcat1 (208) > tally 73, deny 5 > (you can see i've tried this a number of times) > 6. I've created a new user, copied all the files over from > the offensive > account, and have no problems with su. > 7. i'm stumped..any ideas anyone ? > > this system is running: Red Hat Linux release 6.2 (Zoot) > Kernel 2.2.16-3.c4eb on an i686 > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > sheila monheit > monheit@us.ibm.com > (408) 358 - 9591 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pam-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list >
