Help with login problem!

[FS]

On 4/28/05, Bob Chiodini <rchiodin at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 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...
> 
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Bob -- Thanks for responding. I did check those and they seem to be
fine. Nonetheless I ran the above mentioned chown command again with
no luck.

Thanks,
Faisal