Aaron -- Thanks for responding. I'm going to send this to the fedora list in a minute too. The passwd file does not have any other entries with 500 ids. In fact this is the only user I've created other than root and the regular user that FC1 creates at install time. Shadow file has an entry with the password string and the correct usr-id. In fact I can FTP to the box fine (it shows the listing of files etc, havent tried uploading/downloading yet) Below are the relevant lines from both the passwd and shadow file: passwd: newuser:x:500:500::/home/newuser:/bin/bash shadow: newuser:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:12901:0:99999:7::: On 4/28/05, akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 01:47:51PM -0400, FS wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I set up a new FC1 machine yesterday and created a user "newuser" > > using "adduser newuser" and changed its password. > > > > When I try to ssh to the said account, it doesn't work. The connection > > opens, accepts my password and then closes instantly. Trying to "su - > > newuser" or "su newuser" result in a "could not open session" > > Interestingly enough, FTP does work! > > > > Googling seems to point to permissions problem but I can't figure out > > where or what. The /etc/passwd is 644, /etc/group is 644 and > > /etc/shadow is 600 > > > > Any help/tips appreciated! > > > > More relevant information: > > > > root@c7504s98 ~$ uname -a > > Linux c7504s98.testcompany.com 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl #1 Wed Oct 29 > > 15:42:51 EST 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > > > SSHD version is "sshd version OpenSSH_3.6.1p2" > > > > My /var/log/messages show these related messages: > > > > Apr 28 17:06:36 c7504s98 su(pam_unix)[4383]: session opened for user > > newuser by root(uid=0) > > Apr 28 17:06:36 c7504s98 su[4383]: pam_xauth: error determining > > invoking user's name > > Apr 28 17:07:31 c7504s98 su(pam_unix)[4776]: session opened for user > > newuser by root(uid=0) > > Apr 28 17:07:31 c7504s98 su[4776]: pam_xauth: error determining > > invoking user's name > > Apr 28 17:16:34 c7504s98 su(pam_unix)[4820]: session opened for user > > newuser by root(uid=0) > > Apr 28 17:16:34 c7504s98 su[4820]: pam_xauth: error determining > > invoking user's name > > > > The /var/log/secure file shows the following: > > > > Apr 27 15:53:05 c7504s98 sshd[1860]: Accepted password for newuser > > from 127.0.0.1 port 32775 ssh2 > > Apr 27 15:53:05 c7504s98 sshd[1862]: fatal: login_get_lastlog: Cannot > > find account for uid 500 > > > First an question on FC1 should go to the fedora list not the shrike > list. There are relatively few people still on the shrike list. > > There is clearly something wrong with you passwd file. At least that is > the way it seems to me. One possibility there are two user ids = 500 on > your machine. Are you using shadow passwds. If so does the shadow file > agree usr-id with the passwd file. Some how the machine can't seem to > go newuser's id to the login name. Why it is hard to say with out > seeing the passwd file and the shadow file. > -- > > ======================================================================= > Reply hazy, ask again later. > ------------------------------------------- > Aaron Konstam > Computer Science > Trinity University > One Trinity Place. > San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 > > telephone: (210)-999-7484 > email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
