On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 11:53:47 +0100 Xaveer Leijtens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> I run debian woody on a number of machines, but on one of them I can't > >> login as root. Only if I reboot in single user mode, everything is fine. > > > Did this start after a crash? A similar thing happened to me a while back, > > my machine crashed and then no user could login except root in single user. > > I sniffed a pam problem and, sure enough, my /etc/pam.d directory was gone. > > I just restored it from backup, and all was right again. > > No not as far as I can remember. Besides, the /etc/pam.d directory seems > to be OK. > Maybe I should add that normal users can login on console, and via e.g. > kdm. So it looks like there is some additional authentication required > after going to multiuser mode, that only affects root logins. > > Is there anyone that can give me a hint on where to look? > > Thanks, > Xaveer > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it possible for you to login via ssh/console/however as a normal user and su to root? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nick Mitchell Network Engineer Delaware.Net, Inc. Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice:302.736.5515 x17 Web: http://www.delaware.net ICQ: 31676269 Artificial Intelligence: The Final Frontier ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
