Incorrect Login for root

[V.V.Prasad]

IAK

No luck. Same problem. Do you think it is something to with the expiry of 
time for logins? The lastlog command gives NEVER LOGGED IN message for all 
users.


Prasad


At 06:46 AM 12/21/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>try to run "authconfig" or run setup choose
>"authentication configuration" do next on first screen
>and on second screen select enable MS5 and Shadow
>password.
>
>regards
>IAK
>
>--- "V.V.Prasad" <vvprasad at nomus.net.in> wrote:
>
> > IAK Tanoli,
> >
> > Thanks. One part of the problem got solved. Now I am
> > able to login as root
> > as well as all users. I ran pwunconv. That moved the
> > encrypted passwords to
> > the passwd file and deleted the shadow file.
> > However, if I run pwconv again, I am back to square
> > one.
> > I ran pwconv and that is how the system is at now.
> > But the question is do I need shadow? What am I
> > getting with it?
> >
> > prasad
> >
> >
> > At 01:28 AM 12/21/2004 -0800, IAK Tanoli wrote:
> >
> >
> > >try booting in single user... change root
> > password...
> > >run command "pwconv" to update the /etc/shadow file
> > >and "pwck" to check if there is any error in
> > >/etc/passwd file. Also after changing password try
> > >switching to nomral user by: # su - $username . If
> > it
> > >can login then again by that normal users try # su
> > -
> > >to login by root.  It must  ask root passwd give
> > root
> > >passwd. If all went ok then "init 3" or "init 5"
> > will
> > >be your choice.
> > >
> > >--- "V.V.Prasad" <vvprasad at nomus.net.in> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ben,
> > > >
> > > > Tx for the continued interest.
> > > > I am not able to login as any user also! I had
> > not
> > > > tried it previously,
> > > > I did give the sync command. The passwd files &
> > the
> > > > shadow files are ok.
> > > >
> > > > Prasad
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 02:50 PM 12/20/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > >Can you log in as a regular user, then su to
> > root?
> > > > >/etc/securetty?
> > > > >
> > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > >From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
> > > > >[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On
> > Behalf
> > > > Of Ben Russo
> > > > >Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 2:50 PM
> > > > >To: redhat-list at redhat.com
> > > > >Subject: Re: Incorrect Login for root
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >V.V.Prasad wrote:
> > > > > >>> When I try root login, I get Incorrect
> > Login.
> > > > > >>> I enter through Lilo and Linux single mode
> > and
> > > > change the root
> > > > > >>> password. However, when I exit single user
> > and
> > > > try to login again as
> > > > >
> > > > > >>> root, I get the same result: Incorrect
> > Login.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Hmmm, when you set the password in Single User
> > > > Mode, did you run "sync"
> > > > >and gracefully restart the server?
> > > > >If not, then the change of the password might
> > not
> > > > ever have made it to
> > > > >disk.
> > > > >
> > > > >One other thing you might try (just to make
> > this
> > > > easier)
> > > > >When in Single-User-Mode, edit the /etc/sudoers
> > > > file and give one of the
> > > > >known-good-login users privs to run "sudo
> > /bin/su
> > > > -" so that you don't
> > > > >have to reboot a gazillion times to find the
> > > > problem.
> > > > >
> > > > >-Ben.
> > > > >
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