Can't Authenticate GDM Login After 'yum upgrade'

cornel panceac cpanceac at gmail.com
Sat Sep 30 04:58:46 UTC 2006


file a bug, please

On 9/30/06, Janina Sajka <janina at rednote.net> wrote:
> cornel panceac writes:
> > don't forget to reboot and verify again
> > _before_ goin' to the demo :)
>
> Right. Did, and demos went well. Thanks for the tip and the
> encouragement.
>
> But, something strange. On a fresh boot, 'janina' can log in. However,
> if there are consoles opened by 'janina,' she can't login GDM.
> Something's off with that for sure.
>
> >
> >
> > 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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> > >> > >Janina Sajka                            Phone: +1.202.595.7777
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> > >> Janina Sajka                            Phone: +1.202.595.7777
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> Janina Sajka                            Phone: +1.202.595.7777
> Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC      http://CapitalAccessibility.Com
>
> Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada--Go to http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more.
>
> Chair, Accessibility Workgroup          Free Standards Group (FSG)
> janina at freestandards.org                http://a11y.org
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