Urgent help needed with Login problems after installation of FC1

Wed May 5 02:29:19 UTC 2004

On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 21:46, Gary Rickert wrote:
> 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.
> 
I have seen systems do this when there is not enough hard drive allotted
to a partition such as /var, but you have a 120GB drive, correct?

Looking at the shadow and passwd files and checking against mine for
group noumbers and the like. dovecot is the only one I can't confirm.

What does sysctl -a show as parameters? Mine below, if it helps.

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jludwig <wralphie at comcast.net>
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sunrpc.nlm_debug = 0
sunrpc.nfsd_debug = 0
sunrpc.nfs_debug = 0
sunrpc.rpc_debug = 0
cpu.0.speed = 0
cpu.0.speed-min = 0
cpu.0.speed-max = 0
abi.fake_utsname = 0
abi.trace = 0
abi.defhandler_libcso = 68157441
abi.defhandler_lcall7 = 68157441
abi.defhandler_elf = 0
abi.defhandler_coff = 117440515
dev.cdrom.check_media = 0
dev.cdrom.lock = 1
dev.cdrom.debug = 0
dev.cdrom.autoeject = 0
dev.cdrom.autoclose = 1
dev.cdrom.info = CD-ROM information, Id: cdrom.c 3.12 2000/10/18
dev.cdrom.info = 
dev.cdrom.info = drive name:		sr0
dev.cdrom.info = drive speed:		48
dev.cdrom.info = drive # of slots:	1
dev.cdrom.info = Can close tray:		1
dev.cdrom.info = Can open tray:		1
dev.cdrom.info = Can lock tray:		1
dev.cdrom.info = Can change speed:	1
dev.cdrom.info = Can select disk:	0
dev.cdrom.info = Can read multisession:	1
dev.cdrom.info = Can read MCN:		1
dev.cdrom.info = Reports media changed:	1
dev.cdrom.info = Can play audio:		1
dev.cdrom.info = Can write CD-R:		1
dev.cdrom.info = Can write CD-RW:	1
dev.cdrom.info = Can read DVD:		0
dev.cdrom.info = Can write DVD-R:	0
dev.cdrom.info = Can write DVD-RAM:	0
dev.cdrom.info = 
dev.cdrom.info = 
dev.raid.speed_limit_max = 10000
dev.raid.speed_limit_min = 100
dev.rtc.max-user-freq = 64
debug.rpmarch = 
debug.kerneltype = 
net.unix.max_dgram_qlen = 10
net.token-ring.rif_timeout = 60000
net.ipv4.ip_conntrack_max = 24568
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_generic_timeout = 600
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_icmp_timeout = 30
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_udp_timeout_stream = 180
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_udp_timeout = 30
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_tcp_timeout_close = 10
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_tcp_timeout_time_wait = 120
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_tcp_timeout_last_ack = 30
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_tcp_timeout_close_wait = 60
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_tcp_timeout_fin_wait = 120
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_tcp_timeout_established = 432000
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_tcp_timeout_syn_recv = 60
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_tcp_timeout_syn_sent = 120
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_buckets = 3071
net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_max = 24568
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net.ipv4.conf.eth1.log_martians = 0
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net.ipv4.conf.eth1.medium_id = 0
net.ipv4.conf.eth1.proxy_arp = 0
net.ipv4.conf.eth1.accept_source_route = 1
net.ipv4.conf.eth1.send_redirects = 1
net.ipv4.conf.eth1.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.conf.eth1.shared_media = 1
net.ipv4.conf.eth1.secure_redirects = 1
net.ipv4.conf.eth1.accept_redirects = 1
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net.ipv4.conf.eth1.forwarding = 1
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net.ipv4.conf.eth0.medium_id = 0
net.ipv4.conf.eth0.proxy_arp = 0
net.ipv4.conf.eth0.accept_source_route = 1
net.ipv4.conf.eth0.send_redirects = 1
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net.ipv4.conf.eth0.secure_redirects = 1
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net.ipv4.conf.lo.shared_media = 1
net.ipv4.conf.lo.secure_redirects = 1
net.ipv4.conf.lo.accept_redirects = 1
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net.ipv4.conf.lo.forwarding = 1
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net.ipv4.conf.default.shared_media = 1
net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects = 1
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects = 1
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net.ipv4.conf.default.forwarding = 1
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net.ipv4.conf.all.medium_id = 0
net.ipv4.conf.all.proxy_arp = 0
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0
net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 1
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 0
net.ipv4.conf.all.shared_media = 1
net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects = 1
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0
net.ipv4.conf.all.mc_forwarding = 0
net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding = 1
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.locktime = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.proxy_delay = 80
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.anycast_delay = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.proxy_qlen = 64
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.unres_qlen = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.gc_stale_time = 60
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.delay_first_probe_time = 5
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.base_reachable_time = 30
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.retrans_time = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.app_solicit = 0
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.ucast_solicit = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.mcast_solicit = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.locktime = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.proxy_delay = 80
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.anycast_delay = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.proxy_qlen = 64
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.unres_qlen = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.gc_stale_time = 60
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.delay_first_probe_time = 5
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.base_reachable_time = 30
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.retrans_time = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.app_solicit = 0
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.ucast_solicit = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.mcast_solicit = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.locktime = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.proxy_delay = 80
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.anycast_delay = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.proxy_qlen = 64
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.unres_qlen = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.gc_stale_time = 60
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.delay_first_probe_time = 5
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.base_reachable_time = 30
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.retrans_time = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.app_solicit = 0
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.ucast_solicit = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.lo.mcast_solicit = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh3 = 1024
net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh2 = 512
net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1 = 128
net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_interval = 30
net.ipv4.neigh.default.locktime = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.default.proxy_delay = 80
net.ipv4.neigh.default.anycast_delay = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.default.proxy_qlen = 64
net.ipv4.neigh.default.unres_qlen = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_stale_time = 60
net.ipv4.neigh.default.delay_first_probe_time = 5
net.ipv4.neigh.default.base_reachable_time = 30
net.ipv4.neigh.default.retrans_time = 100
net.ipv4.neigh.default.app_solicit = 0
net.ipv4.neigh.default.ucast_solicit = 3
net.ipv4.neigh.default.mcast_solicit = 3
net.ipv4.ipfrag_secret_interval = 600
net.ipv4.tcp_low_latency = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_frto = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_tw_reuse = 0
net.ipv4.icmp_ratemask = 6168
net.ipv4.icmp_ratelimit = 100
net.ipv4.tcp_adv_win_scale = 2
net.ipv4.tcp_app_win = 31
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096	87380	174760
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096	16384	131072
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 97280	97792	98304
net.ipv4.tcp_dsack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_reordering = 3
net.ipv4.tcp_fack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_orphan_retries = 0
net.ipv4.inet_peer_gc_maxtime = 120
net.ipv4.inet_peer_gc_mintime = 10
net.ipv4.inet_peer_maxttl = 600
net.ipv4.inet_peer_minttl = 120
net.ipv4.inet_peer_threshold = 65664
net.ipv4.igmp_max_memberships = 20
net.ipv4.route.secret_interval = 600
net.ipv4.route.min_adv_mss = 256
net.ipv4.route.min_pmtu = 552
net.ipv4.route.mtu_expires = 600
net.ipv4.route.gc_elasticity = 8
net.ipv4.route.error_burst = 500
net.ipv4.route.error_cost = 100
net.ipv4.route.redirect_silence = 2048
net.ipv4.route.redirect_number = 9
net.ipv4.route.redirect_load = 2
net.ipv4.route.gc_interval = 60
net.ipv4.route.gc_timeout = 300
net.ipv4.route.gc_min_interval = 0
net.ipv4.route.max_size = 65536
net.ipv4.route.gc_thresh = 4096
net.ipv4.route.max_delay = 10
net.ipv4.route.min_delay = 2
net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses = 0
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 0
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_all = 0
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 32768	61000
net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 1024
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337 = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_stdurg = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_abort_on_overflow = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_tw_recycle = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout = 60
net.ipv4.tcp_retries2 = 15
net.ipv4.tcp_retries1 = 3
net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_intvl = 75
net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_probes = 9
net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time = 7200
net.ipv4.ipfrag_time = 30
net.ipv4.ip_dynaddr = 0
net.ipv4.ipfrag_low_thresh = 196608
net.ipv4.ipfrag_high_thresh = 262144
net.ipv4.tcp_max_tw_buckets = 180000
net.ipv4.tcp_max_orphans = 16384
net.ipv4.tcp_synack_retries = 5
net.ipv4.tcp_syn_retries = 5
net.ipv4.ip_nonlocal_bind = 0
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 0
net.ipv4.ip_autoconfig = 0
net.ipv4.ip_default_ttl = 64
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_retrans_collapse = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1
net.core.somaxconn = 128
net.core.divert_version = 0.46
net.core.hot_list_length = 128
net.core.optmem_max = 10240
net.core.message_burst = 50
net.core.message_cost = 5
net.core.mod_cong = 290
net.core.lo_cong = 100
net.core.no_cong = 20
net.core.no_cong_thresh = 20
net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 300
net.core.dev_weight = 64
net.core.rmem_default = 65535
net.core.wmem_default = 65535
net.core.rmem_max = 65535
net.core.wmem_max = 65535
vm.block_dump = 0
vm.laptop_mode = 0
vm.max_map_count = 65536
vm.max-readahead = 31
vm.min-readahead = 3
vm.page-cluster = 3
vm.pagetable_cache = 25	50
vm.kswapd = 512	32	8
vm.overcommit_ratio = 50
vm.overcommit_memory = 0
vm.bdflush = 30	500	0	0	500	3000	60	20	0
vm.vm_passes = 60
vm.vm_lru_balance_ratio = 2
vm.vm_mapped_ratio = 100
vm.vm_cache_scan_ratio = 6
vm.vm_vfs_scan_ratio = 6
vm.vm_gfp_debug = 0
kernel.overflowgid = 65534
kernel.overflowuid = 65534
kernel.random.uuid = 4e812a02-49ce-4491-8658-d0d5bd74630e
kernel.random.boot_id = 7ca97ee5-7ad2-4b33-a59a-a7ef462bc52f
kernel.random.write_wakeup_threshold = 128
kernel.random.read_wakeup_threshold = 8
kernel.random.entropy_avail = 4096
kernel.random.poolsize = 512
kernel.pid_max = 32768
kernel.threads-max = 6143
kernel.cad_pid = 1
kernel.sysrq = 0
kernel.sem = 250	32000	32	128
kernel.msgmnb = 16384
kernel.msgmni = 16
kernel.msgmax = 8192
kernel.shmmni = 4096
kernel.shmall = 2097152
kernel.shmmax = 33554432
kernel.rtsig-max = 1024
kernel.rtsig-nr = 1
kernel.acct = 4	2	30
kernel.hotplug = /sbin/hotplug
kernel.modprobe = /sbin/modprobe
kernel.printk = 6	4	1	7
kernel.ctrl-alt-del = 0
kernel.real-root-dev = 256
kernel.cap-bound = -257
kernel.tainted = 0
kernel.core_pattern = core
kernel.core_setuid_ok = 0
kernel.core_uses_pid = 1
kernel.exec-shield-randomize = 1
kernel.exec-shield = 1
kernel.print_fatal_signals = 0
kernel.panic = 0
kernel.domainname = (none)
kernel.hostname = jMOD.home
kernel.version = #1 Wed Apr 21 20:36:05 EDT 2004
kernel.osrelease = 2.4.22-1.2188.nptl
kernel.ostype = Linux
fs.nfs.nlm_tcpport = 0
fs.nfs.nlm_udpport = 0
fs.nfs.nlm_timeout = 10
fs.nfs.nlm_grace_period = 0
fs.quota.syncs = 10
fs.quota.free_dquots = 0
fs.quota.allocated_dquots = 0
fs.quota.cache_hits = 0
fs.quota.writes = 0
fs.quota.reads = 0
fs.quota.drops = 0
fs.quota.lookups = 0
fs.lease-break-time = 45
fs.dir-notify-enable = 1
fs.leases-enable = 1
fs.overflowgid = 65534
fs.overflowuid = 65534
fs.dentry-state = 6737	5240	45	0	0	0
fs.file-max = 39315
fs.file-nr = 2088	402	39315
fs.inode-state = 4033	1010	0	0	0	0	0
fs.inode-nr = 4033	1010
fs.binfmt_misc.windowsPE = enabled
fs.binfmt_misc.windowsPE = interpreter /usr/bin/wine
fs.binfmt_misc.windowsPE = offset 0
fs.binfmt_misc.windowsPE = magic 5045
fs.binfmt_misc.windows = enabled
fs.binfmt_misc.windows = interpreter /usr/bin/wine
fs.binfmt_misc.windows = offset 0
fs.binfmt_misc.windows = magic 4d5a
fs.binfmt_misc.status = enabled