I think I worked it out. I boot up in single user mode. got the root shell. * Reinstalled the libpam-modules, libpam0g, libpam-runtime. #apt-get install --reinstall libpam-modules But it didn't work. * I had 0.76-22, but compiled 0.80 which messed up the system. * I found 3 files (libpam*.so) in /lib directory pointing to libpam*.so.0.80. So I changed them to point libpam*.so.0.76 (old pam). * Now it seems to be working. Thank you Igmar for telling me to login in single user mode Raj On 8/18/05, pam-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx <pam-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Send submissions to > pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pam-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pam-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxx > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Pam-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. pam_exim installing , server crashed, please help (Raj Gautam) > 2. Re: pam_exim installing , server crashed, please help > (Igmar Palsenberg) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Raj Gautam <raj.list@xxxxxxxxx> > To: pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:09:23 -0500 > Subject: pam_exim installing , server crashed, please help > I am working with debian 3.1. > I installed exim as a mail server. In order to enable stmp > authentication with (md5 support) /etc/password (ie through pam), I > installed pam_exim following the instructions at > http://www.e-admin.de/pam_exim/ : > * I downloaded latest version of Linux-Pam-modules from > http://kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ > (http://kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/pre/library/Linux-PAM-0.80.tar.gz) > , untarred in /usr/local/ and inside it downloaded pam_exim from > http://www.e-admin.de/pam_exim/pam_exim.tgz > * configured and make all. all the 'so' files where in respectives > modules directory, so I finally did "make install" which i should not > have done. It installed all the pam so's in /lib/security replacing > the old ones. > * Exim authentication worked fine with pam_exim.so, > *** > But all the system authentication broke including normal login on tty. > Now the system is locked. Non other authentication works including ssh > Please Help. > Any help is appreciated. > > PS:I can get in the box by booting in single user mode but cannot revert back. > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Igmar Palsenberg <maillist@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Pluggable Authentication Modules <pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 07:48:06 +0200 (CEST) > Subject: Re: pam_exim installing , server crashed, please help > > > * I downloaded latest version of Linux-Pam-modules from > > http://kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ > > (http://kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/pre/library/Linux-PAM-0.80.tar.gz) > > , untarred in /usr/local/ and inside it downloaded pam_exim from > > http://www.e-admin.de/pam_exim/pam_exim.tgz > > * configured and make all. all the 'so' files where in respectives > > modules directory, so I finally did "make install" which i should not > > have done. It installed all the pam so's in /lib/security replacing > > the old ones. > > On a production machine ? That's not good, since Debian already has PAM > installed : > > ouzo:/etc/pam.d# dpkg --list | grep pam > ii libpam-krb5 1.0-12 PAM module for MIT Kerberos > ii libpam-modules 0.76-22 Pluggable Authentication Modules for PAM > ii libpam-runtime 0.76-22 Runtime support for the PAM library > ii libpam0g 0.76-22 Pluggable Authentication Modules library > ii libpam0g-dev 0.76-22 Development files for PAM > > > * Exim authentication worked fine with pam_exim.so, > > *** > > But all the system authentication broke including normal login on tty. > > Now the system is locked. Non other authentication works including ssh > > Make sure you have networking going, and issue : > > apt-get install --reinstall libpam-modules libpam-runtime libpam0g > > > regards, > > Igmar > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list > > _______________________________________________ Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list
