I have made some progress on my problem, however I don't feel any closer to a solution than before! I have been able to eliminate NIS as a possible problem. This seems to be more of a authentication issue with login itself. Here's what I did: *) first, I took the NIS entry (ypmatch user passwd) && placed it into /etc/passwd. *) shut off NIS. finger the username to verify that the local passwd entry is valid. *) I tried to login but was still getting password failures. *) I then ran a crypt perl script & changed the encrypted passwd (passwd is timecard) *) I tried to login & was successful! I could login. *) I ran the crypt perl script again & changed the encrypted passwd (passwd is motivation) *) I tried to login & failed with a password incorrect again. # ./crypt.pl timecard qiI5rFufWzRBQ # ./crypt.pl motivation ddo7t1js5n.pE -Rob > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 9:38 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: NIS User account > > > can you "su - problematic_account" from root? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dege, Robert C. [mailto:robert.dege@xxxxxxx] > > Sent: Mon, August 23, 2004 9:36 PM > > To: RedHat List (E-mail) > > Subject: NIS User account > > > > > > > > I am need of assistance. I have an NIS user account that can > > logon to one > > machine, but is unable to logon to another. Both NIS clients > > share the > > same NIS master, and are in the same domain. > > > > I ran a ypmatch against the user, and NIS entry is identical > > from both > > machines. A finger on the NIS account from both systems > > shows identical > > information, along with a valid shell. > > > > Upon failed authentication, /var/log/messages shows a > > PASSWORD INCORRECT > > message on system-2. I also tried over ssh & telnet, but > to no avail. > > > > Both systems are redhat 7.2. > > > > -Rob > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > ********************* > Information contained in this email message is intended only > for use of the individual or entity named above. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the > employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution or copying of this communication is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, > please immediately notify the postmaster@xxxxxxx and destroy > the original message. > ************************************************************** > ********************* > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
