Urgent help needed with Login problems after installation of FC1

[Gary Rickert]

One additional point. When I did a default server load with just X-windows
added, it also failed. I am not changing anything, taking just defaults.

-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]
On Behalf Of Gary Rickert
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:47 PM
To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases'
Cc: shawn at ategis.net
Subject: RE: Urgent help needed with Login problems after installation of
FC1

I have loaded 7 times in the last 2 days, formatting each time. Different
ways with different symptoms. The only time this has worked was with default
load plus Gnome. Everytime I have added anything, I get the failed login at
the Fedora login screen and problems in single user. I have scoured the
passwd and shadow files. I need some idea of what to look for. I have not
worked with Unix in many years, and Fedora is a different beast.

-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]
On Behalf Of Jeremy Brown
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:37 PM
To: For users of Fedora Core releases
Subject: Re: Urgent help needed with Login problems after installation of
FC1

Jeff Vian wrote:

> Gary Rickert wrote:
>
>> Exactly:
>> $ su bob
>> su: incorrect password
>>
>> and no to LDAP.
>>  
>>
> Is this even giving you a password prompt?


I took a quick glance at the su source code, and it appears that su 
almost always returns "Incorrect password" on failure, even in 
situations where the failure is not actually due to an incorrect 
password (e.g. a failed PAM call).  Hey, I didn't write it.

So I'm stumped; this could be anything.  I'd start from square 
one...format, reinstall, and keep complete track of where things go 
wrong.  My guess is that it's something simple, like a stray colon in 
"/etc/password" or something.

Jeremy


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