On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 11:12 PM, Camaleón <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:16:19 +0800, lina wrote: > >> since last time I >> >> cp /etc/passwd passwd.old >> >> Later used vipw deleted one un-existed user entry. >> >> I thought something wrong, so I >> mv passwd,old passwd back. >> >> Anyway, later I use vipw again deleted that entry. >> >> But the problem showed up: >> >> for user lina, >> I can login, no problem, >> but once the screensaver (xfce4) worked, the password not worked >> anymore. use Alt+Ctr+F1 login as lina works. > > I would first create a new user, login with it and check if xscreensaver > works for there just to discard a problem with the package itself. Thanks for your suggestions.
It's pretty weird, the new user even don't need password. (maybe not weird, I spent some time trying to find where I can set "asking password during waking up from screensaver, but in vain.") > >> part of the /var/log/auth.log as following: >> >> Mar 9 20:54:32 Debian xscreensaver[4733]: FAILED LOGIN 2 ON DISPLAY ":0", >> FOR "lina" >> Mar 9 20:54:35 Debian unix_chkpwd[6032]: check pass; user unknown >> Mar 9 20:54:46 Debian unix_chkpwd[6033]: check pass; user unknown >> Mar 9 20:54:46 Debian unix_chkpwd[6033]: password check failed for user >> (lina) >> Mar 9 20:54:46 Debian xscreensaver[4733]: pam_unix(xscreensaver:auth): >> authentication failure; logname= uid=1000 euid=1000 tty=:0.0 ruser= rhost= >> user=lina > > (...) > > Mmm, "lina" is your current user and is actually available, right? Yes. > >> Form http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=466741 I couldn't >> find the libpam-foreground package. > > That bug is quite old. What's your "gnome-screensaver" version? I just "update" this bug (I mean, I file a bugreport minutes ago), The xscreensaver is the latest version, for sid and wheezy they are the same version. I don't have gnome-screensaver? > > Also, as mentioned there, check your "/etc/shadow" file permissions. > >> The only way I can do is that in the screensaver parts, reboot. Now I found a new way, logout "lina" by root and re-login. >> >> I also did some update recently, don't know which parts went wrong, > > Review which packages have been updated, they should be under "/var/log/ > apt/*" or "/var/log/dpkg*". > > Anyway, since a recent update I also started to face problems with > gnome-keyring, it remains unlocked at login... > > Greetings, Thanks, Best wishes, > > -- > Camaleón > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAG9cJmkyc1otxtEsdmMYcS=sf1zxdb6x3v7zeyddgi3fsgy...@mail.gmail.com
