Re: Root password does not work

["lrnobs" <lrnobs firstclasssolutions net>]

> On Sun, 2002-12-01 at 13:11, lrnobs wrote:
> > > > Startup, login as root - ok, login as user - ok, try to login again
> > > > as root - login incorrect...
> >
> > I reinstalled RH 7.3 and in the process my startup defaulted to run
level 5
> > and took me right into gnome.  I ran this way for awhile as I was
working on
> > Samba.  I could login as user, and back to root without a problem.
> >
> > Since this pc is destined to be a server I changed run level in inittab
back
> > to 3.  The root password does not work problem came back.  I switched
back
> > to run level 5 as the default run level and there is no problem logging
in
> > back and forth.
> >
> > Any more ideas?  I found something in a google search about NIS causing
this
> > behaviour but I believe NIS is something I have to intentionally enable.
> > ps -A doesn't show anything called NIS running.
> >
>
> I really have no idea.  Are there funky characters in the password?
> Could it be a keyboard mapping thing in that X is sending differenct
> characters than the VC?
>
> There is definietly something to be learned here I just don't know what
> it is going to be.
>
> What happens if you boot into single user mode and change the password
> to root there and then try it?
>
> Bret

Booted to single user mode.
Logged in as regular user, then
login
login: root
PAM-securetty[407]: Error opening /etc/securetty

I looked at securetty with ls -l securetty  while logged in as same regular
user
-rw------- 1 root   root   114  Jun 13  2001 securetty

cat securetty gives me:
cat: securetty : Permission denied

Thanks,

Larry Nobs