root password gone and gdm bolixed

[Clyde E. Kunkel]

On 10/31/2009 04:51 PM, Clyde E. Kunkel wrote:
> Rawhide update to 20091030 on Oct 31 and gdm just cycles trying timed
> login and su - password not working (sudo passwd root does work and
> changed root's password to what it was and now su - password working).
>
> Anyone know which update was the culprit? Or is this a Halloweeen joke?
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Replying to self and closing the books on this...pam was the original 
culprit and reverting it worked around the problem.  Today's gdm update 
plus latest pam fixed the original problem.