[K12OSN] LTSP on Fedora13 - users can't login

[Sergio Chaves]

I may be way off here but...
I had a similar issue - actually the same issue now that i think of it - and 
all it took was to update the ssh keys and the image: ltsp-update-sshkeys 
followed by ltsp-update-image.

Sergio


On Monday, September 06, 2010 06:35:54 pm Brian Fristensky wrote:
> I have just done a clean install of Fedora 13 on my
> x86_64 system, and installed LTSP that comes with F13,
> along with all updates.
> 
> I can get the image to download by PXE, and I get
> the blue k12Linux login screen. However, after typing
> a userid and password, I see the message
> 
> Verifying password, please wait.
> 
> The screen goes black for a moment and flashes a
> message (too fast to be readable), and then
> returns to the blue login screen again.
> 
> I have listed some relevant information below, but
> I am stumped. Anyone have any insights?
> 
> 
> BACKGROUND
> 
> There is a bug in ltsp-build-client that pointed to the
> wrong repos. I have applied the fix found at
> 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598134
> 
> I built the client with no further problems and followed
> the installation instructions at
> 
> https://fedorahosted.org/k12linux/wiki/InstallGuide
> 
> I was previously-using LTSP on Fedora11, and this worked
> fine.
> 
> RELEVANT INFO
> 
> -------------------
> - On the server, the user's $HOME/.Xauthority file gets a new modification
> time each time a login is attempted.
> 
> ---------------------
> - $HOME/.xsession-errors does not get changed.
> 
> ------------------------
> - /var/log/ldm.log does not exist on the server.
>    In my lts.conf file, SYSLOG_HOST is set to the ip address of the server
> 
> -------------------------
> - on the server, /var/log/secure has the following messages from a failed
> login attempt for user 'birch'
> Sep  6 17:16:21 orpheus sshd[7721]: Accepted password for birch from
> 192.168.1.110 port 33405 ssh2
> Sep  6 17:16:21 orpheus sshd[7721]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened
> for user birch by (uid=0)
> Sep  6 17:16:21 orpheus sshd[7724]: Received disconnect from 192.168.1.110:
> 11: disconnected by user
> Sep  6 17:16:21 orpheus sshd[7721]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed
> for user birch
> 
> So I THINK the problem is not password authentication, but something that
> happens after.
> 
> ------------------------------------
> on the server, /var/log/messages has the following entries for the same
> login:
> 
> Sep  6 17:16:23 orpheus xinetd[2621]: START: ldminfod pid=7741
> from=::ffff:192.168.1.110
> Sep  6 17:16:23 orpheus xinetd[2621]: EXIT: ldminfod status=0 pid=7741
> duration=0(sec)
> Sep  6 17:16:23 orpheus xinetd[2621]: START: ldminfod pid=7744
> from=::ffff:192.168.1.110
> Sep  6 17:16:23 orpheus xinetd[2621]: EXIT: ldminfod status=0 pid=7744
> duration=0(sec)
> Sep  6 17:16:24 orpheus xinetd[2621]: START: nbdrootd pid=7747
> from=::ffff:192.168.1.110
> Sep  6 17:16:24 orpheus nbd-server: connect from 192.168.1.110, assigned
> file is /opt/ltsp/images/i386.img
> Sep  6 17:16:24 orpheus nbd-server: Size of exported file/device is
> 315498496 Sep  6 17:16:24 orpheus nbd-server: Disconnect request received.
> Sep  6 17:16:24 orpheus xinetd[2621]: EXIT: nbdrootd status=0 pid=7747
> duration=0(sec)
> Sep  6 17:20:12 orpheus gdm-simple-greeter[7278]: WARNING: Failed to send
> buffer Sep  6 17:20:12 orpheus NetworkManager[2341]: <error>
> [1283811612.460757] [nm-manager.c:1328] user_proxy_init(): could not init
> user settings proxy: (3) Could not get owner of name
> 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings': no such name
> Sep  6 17:20:12 orpheus NetworkManager[2341]: <error> [1283811612.557950]
> [nm-manager.c:1328] user_proxy_init(): could not init user settings proxy:
> (3) Could not get owner of name
> 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings': no such name
> Sep  6 17:20:14 orpheus rtkit-daemon[2898]: Sucessfully made thread 7883 of
> process 7883 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '505' high priority at nice
> level -11. Sep  6 17:20:14 orpheus rtkit-daemon[2898]: Sucessfully made
> thread 7923 of process 7883 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '505' RT at
> priority 5. Sep  6 17:20:14 orpheus rtkit-daemon[2898]: Sucessfully made
> thread 7929 of process 7883 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '505' RT at
> priority 5. Sep  6 17:20:15 orpheus rtkit-daemon[2898]: Sucessfully made
> thread 7987 of process 7987 (/usr/bin/pulseaudio) owned by '505' high
> priority at nice level -11. Sep  6 17:20:15 orpheus pulseaudio[7987]:
> pid.c: Daemon already running. Sep  6 17:20:16 orpheus setroubleshoot:
> SELinux not enabled, setroubleshootd exiting...