Help! Having a crisis here

Tue Nov 23 22:04:48 UTC 2004

On Tuesday 23 November 2004 10:30 pm, J.L. Coenders wrote:
> On Tuesday 23 November 2004 08:10 am, Roger Grosswiler wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I have a bit of a problem.
> > > Something went wrong with my laptop. Sudden I could not login anymore.
> > > KDM kept reporting dat it had some kind of error (A critical error
> > > occurred. Please look at KDM's logfile(s) for more information or
> > > contact your system administrator.) and I could not login anymore.
> > > However, when I try to login over for instance ssh, I cannot either. So
> > > I think it is probably not a problem with KDM, but with the login. I
> > > cannot login under my normal user or under the root.
> > > Do you have any idea how to get in and what steps to check what exactly
> > > went wrong and how to fix it?
> > > I think something went wrong with some files on my system, since I had
> > > some problems with the disk also, however when I check the disk now,
> > > it's clean. It could be that login files were damaged or something.
> > >
> > > It also tried using Knoppix to get on the system, which works and I can
> > > read the kdm.log file under /var/log, but I cannot find any useful
> > > information there, except for some keyboard error, but that is probably
> > > not it.
> > >
> > > Please help, thanks,
> > > Jeroen
> > >
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> > do boot in runlevel 1 and have a look at the apporpriate logfiles. Can
> > you send us some more information? If you think, the loginfiles are
> > damaged, look in /etc for passwd, shadow, groups and have a look for your
> > users.
> >
> > Roger
>
> Hmm, somehow I cannot send the logfiles to the list, they must be too big
> or something.
>
> Jeroen

I have also attached pam error messages cut out, but on the other hand, the 
kdm errors seem to be around longer as you can see from the second file.

- Jeroen
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Nov 21 13:55:21 druid kdm_config[2520]: Unrecognized section name [Desktop0] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:1
Nov 21 13:55:21 druid kdm_config[2520]: Unrecognized key 'GreeterPosFixed' in section [X-*-Greeter] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:51
Nov 21 13:55:21 druid kdm_config[2520]: Unrecognized key 'GreeterPosX' in section [X-*-Greeter] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:52
Nov 21 13:55:21 druid kdm_config[2520]: Unrecognized key 'GreeterPosY' in section [X-*-Greeter] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:53
Nov 21 13:55:21 druid kdm_config[2520]: Unrecognized key 'SessionTypes' in section [X-*-Greeter] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:62
Nov 21 13:55:21 druid kdm_config[2520]: Invalid option value 'None' at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:63
Nov 21 13:55:22 druid kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
Nov 21 13:55:22 druid kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 4x mode
Nov 21 13:55:22 druid kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 4x mode
Nov 21 13:55:24 druid kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
Nov 21 13:55:24 druid kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 4x mode
Nov 21 13:55:24 druid kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 4x mode
Nov 21 13:55:38 druid kdm_greet[2539]: Can't open default user face
Nov 21 13:55:55 druid kde(pam_unix)[2522]: session opened for user concrete by (uid=0)
Nov 21 13:56:11 druid kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:06.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Nov 21 13:56:30 druid gconfd (concrete-2723): starting (version 2.6.0), pid 2723 user 'concrete'
Nov 21 13:56:31 druid gconfd (concrete-2723): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only config source at position 0
Nov 21 13:56:31 druid gconfd (concrete-2723): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/concrete/.gconf" to a writable config source at position 1
Nov 21 13:56:31 druid gconfd (concrete-2723): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only config source at position 2
Nov 21 13:56:40 druid bonobo-activation-server (concrete-2750): iid OAFIID:BrokenNoType:20000808 has a NULL type
Nov 21 13:56:40 druid bonobo-activation-server (concrete-2750): invalid character '#' in iid 'OAFIID:This#!!%$iid%^$%_|~!OAFIID_ContainsBadChars'
Nov 21 14:00:58 druid nmbd[2225]: [2004/11/21 14:00:58, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2(396) 
Nov 21 14:00:58 druid nmbd[2225]:   ***** 
Nov 21 14:00:58 druid nmbd[2225]:    
Nov 21 14:00:58 druid nmbd[2225]:   Samba name server DRUID is now a local master browser for workgroup MYGROUP on subnet 192.168.168.251 
Nov 21 14:00:58 druid nmbd[2225]:    
Nov 21 14:00:58 druid nmbd[2225]:   ***** 
Nov 21 14:03:22 druid ntpd[2065]: synchronized to 66.187.233.4, stratum=1
Nov 21 14:12:58 druid ntpd[2065]: time reset +0.353047 s
Nov 21 14:12:58 druid ntpd[2065]: kernel time sync disabled 0041
Nov 21 14:22:40 druid ntpd[2065]: synchronized to 66.187.233.4, stratum=1
Nov 21 14:33:21 druid ntpd[2065]: kernel time sync enabled 0001
Nov 21 14:50:33 druid ntpd[2065]: time reset +1.147908 s
Nov 21 14:50:33 druid ntpd[2065]: frequency error 512 PPM exceeds tolerance 500 PPM
Nov 21 15:00:14 druid ntpd[2065]: synchronized to 66.187.233.4, stratum=1
Nov 21 15:00:14 druid ntpd[2065]: frequency error 512 PPM exceeds tolerance 500 PPM
Nov 21 15:00:19 druid cups: cupsd shutdown succeeded
Nov 21 15:00:21 druid kernel: serial8250: too much work for irq11
Nov 21 15:00:21 druid last message repeated 3 times
Nov 21 15:00:22 druid cups: cupsd startup succeeded
Nov 21 15:00:23 druid nmbd[2225]: [2004/11/21 15:00:23, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:process(540) 
Nov 21 15:00:23 druid nmbd[2225]:   Got SIGHUP dumping debug info. 
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Nov 22 10:09:29 druid kdm_config[2511]: Unrecognized section name [Desktop0] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:1
Nov 22 10:09:29 druid kdm_config[2511]: Unrecognized key 'GreeterPosFixed' in section [X-*-Greeter] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:51
Nov 22 10:09:29 druid kdm_config[2511]: Unrecognized key 'GreeterPosX' in section [X-*-Greeter] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:52
Nov 22 10:09:29 druid kdm_config[2511]: Unrecognized key 'GreeterPosY' in section [X-*-Greeter] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:53
Nov 22 10:09:29 druid kdm_config[2511]: Unrecognized key 'SessionTypes' in section [X-*-Greeter] at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:62
Nov 22 10:09:29 druid kdm_config[2511]: Invalid option value 'None' at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:63
Nov 22 10:09:44 druid kdm_greet[2530]: Can't open default user face
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_stack.so)
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_stack.so: cannot open shared object file: Input/output error]
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_stack.so
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_nologin.so)
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_nologin.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_nologin.so
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_timestamp.so)
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_selinux.so)
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_selinux.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_selinux.so
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_console.so)
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_console.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_console.so
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so)
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/../../lib/security/pam_deny.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:09:51 druid kdm: :0[2513]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so
Nov 22 10:10:13 druid kdm_greet[2567]: Can't open default user face
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_stack.so)
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_stack.so: cannot open shared object file: Input/output error]
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_stack.so
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_nologin.so)
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_nologin.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_nologin.so
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_timestamp.so)
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_selinux.so)
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_selinux.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_selinux.so
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_console.so)
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_console.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_console.so
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so)
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/../../lib/security/pam_deny.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:10:16 druid kdm: :0[2552]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so
Nov 22 10:10:27 druid kdm_greet[2604]: Can't open default user face
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_stack.so)
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_stack.so: cannot open shared object file: Input/output error]
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_stack.so
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_nologin.so)
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_nologin.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_nologin.so
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_timestamp.so)
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_selinux.so)
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_selinux.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_selinux.so
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_console.so)
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_console.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_console.so
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so)
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/../../lib/security/pam_deny.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
Nov 22 10:10:29 druid kdm: :0[2587]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so