Can't Authenticate GDM Login After 'yum upgrade'

[cornel panceac]

don't forget to reboot and verify again
_before_ goin' to the demo :)


On 9/25/06, cornel panceac <cpanceac at gmail.com> wrote:
> np :)
>
> On 9/25/06, Janina Sajka <janina at rednote.net> wrote:
> > cornel panceac writes:
> > > janina, maybe disabling selinux will help? have you checked
> > > /etc/{passwd,shadow} ?
> > > what if you create a new user?
> > > ..
> > >
> > selinux was already disabled--so it wasn't selinux. But, creating a new
> > user named 'NEW' did the trick. So, the emergency is covered as NEW goes
> > to prepare her demo! <grin> Thanks.
> >
> > Janina
> >
> > > On 9/24/06, Janina Sajka <janina at rednote.net> wrote:
> > > >oldman writes:
> > > >> Janina Sajka wrote:
> > > >> > I ran a 'yum upgrade' on my test 3 portable Thursday night. Since then
> > > >> > I've been unable to log onto the desktop. Console logins have not been
> > > >> > affected. I see the following error in /var/log/secure:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Sep 24 07:04:13 sonata gdm[6597]: pam_unix(gdm:auth): authentication
> > > >> > failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=:0 ruser= rhost=
> > > >> > Sep 24 07:04:13 sonata gdm[6597]: pam_succeed_if(gdm:auth): error
> > > >> > retrieving information about user JANINA
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Well, the user is 'janina,' and not 'JANINA,' of course. ... ...
> > > >> >
> > > >>       Janina:
> > > >>
> > > >>       William Murray also reported problems with the latest authconfig
> > > >> packages.  He recommends reverting to authconfig 5.3.7-1.
> > > >
> > > >Well, I can only find authconfig-5.3.6, but downversioning to that
> > > >doesn't fix the problem. I get the same error.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> His description of his problem doesn't sound exactly like yours, but it
> > > >> might be a good first step.  Here is his report:
> > > >>
> > > >>   Hi guys,
> > > >>          I just updated my FC6T3 box, and it no longer starts gdm.
> > > >> Last error in /var/log/messages:
> > > >>  heplnw8 gdm[2164]: no suitable security token driver could be found
> > > >>
> > > >>    This is with new  authconfig 5.3.8-1
> > > >>   If I go back to 5.3.7-1 all is OK again...
> > > >>             Bill
> > > >>
> > > >> HTH
> > > >>
> > > >> Scott
> > > >>
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