whe you did the repair did you check /var/log/secure, messages ? I wonder if it is related to pam.... On 10/8/09, Anne Moore <diabeticithink@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Rajiv, > > It's Red Hat Enterprise 4, and it's local Authentication. (No Ldap.) It's > bizarre, really. > > After it crashed, it came up, but doesn't recognize any usernames at all. I > did a repair, and looked at the /etc/passwd file and it was fine. It seems > the system cannot read from the file. I checked permissions, reset them, on > that and the shadow file, and still, the system cannot recognize logons. > > Is there a daemon that is used for this that may not be starting up? > > Thanks > > Anne > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Allen Chen > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 11:48 AM > To: Rajiv.baxi@xxxxxxxxxxx; General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: Help! Red hat doesn't recognize any usernames! > > Rajiv.baxi@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Are you able to boot to a Redhat CD? >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Anne Moore" <diabeticithink@xxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:49:05 >> To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'<redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Help! Red hat doesn't recognize any usernames! >> >> Hi All, >> >> My server crashed. Now when I boot it up, just about all >> services/daemons that depend on any username, won't start because it >> doesn't recognize the username. I can also no longer logon as root or >> any other username because Red Hat doesn't recognize that the "user > exists." >> >> Does anyone have any ideas on how to troubleshoot or fix this very odd >> issue? My entire server is down because of it, which means 450 people >> can not logon to my network. >> >> I've fixed the file system, and now it has no errors. The Haldaemon >> won't start, nor the message bus, or atd, or many others. >> >> Thank you for your help! >> >> Anne >> >> > which authentication do you use? local password or ldap server? > what version of Redhat? > > Allen > > -- > 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 > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
