Help with login problem!

[Bob Chiodini]

FS wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I set up a new FC1 machine yesterday and created a user "newuser"
>using "adduser newuser" and changed its password.
>
>When I try to ssh to the said account, it doesn't work. The connection
>opens, accepts my password and then closes instantly. Trying to "su -
>newuser" or "su newuser" result in a "could not open session"
>Interestingly enough, FTP does work!
>
>Googling seems to point to permissions problem but I can't figure out
>where or what. The /etc/passwd is 644, /etc/group is 644 and
>/etc/shadow is 600. Permissions for the home directory are fine too.
>
>Any help/tips appreciated!
>
>More relevant information:
>
>root at c7504s98 ~$ uname -a
>Linux c7504s98.testcompany.com 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl #1 Wed Oct 29
>15:42:51 EST 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>
>SSHD version is "sshd version OpenSSH_3.6.1p2"
>
>My /var/log/messages show these related messages:
>
>Apr 28 17:06:36 c7504s98 su(pam_unix)[4383]: session opened for user
>newuser by root(uid=0)
>Apr 28 17:06:36 c7504s98 su[4383]: pam_xauth: error determining
>invoking user's name
>Apr 28 17:07:31 c7504s98 su(pam_unix)[4776]: session opened for user
>newuser by root(uid=0)
>Apr 28 17:07:31 c7504s98 su[4776]: pam_xauth: error determining
>invoking user's name
>Apr 28 17:16:34 c7504s98 su(pam_unix)[4820]: session opened for user
>newuser by root(uid=0)
>Apr 28 17:16:34 c7504s98 su[4820]: pam_xauth: error determining
>invoking user's name
>
>The /var/log/secure file shows the following:
>
>Apr 27 15:53:05 c7504s98 sshd[1860]: Accepted password for newuser
>from 127.0.0.1 port 32775 ssh2
>Apr 27 15:53:05 c7504s98 sshd[1862]: fatal: login_get_lastlog: Cannot
>find account for uid 500
>
>Passwd file shows this entry:
>newuser:x:500:500::/home/newuser:/bin/bash
>
>Group file shows this entry:
>newuser:x:500:
>
>Shadow shows this:
>newuser:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:12901:0:99999:7:::
>
>Thanks!
>Faisal
>
>  
>
Check the permissions of newuser's home directory and files within, the 
hidden ones too.  If they are incorrect, 

    chown -R newuser.newuser  /home/newuser

Bob...