Urgent help needed with Login problems after installation of FC1

[Gary Rickert]

/var/log/messages says [GDM 1782] Couldn't set acct. mgmt for userid's

Sysctl -a looks very similar to the file jludwig sent with one exception
that I noticed, I have no fs.binfmt_misc... entries. I have no idea what I
am looking at. My kernel version #1 Wed Oct 29. Kernel release is
2.4.22-1.2115.nptl. I have no idea what I should be looking for though.

-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]
On Behalf Of Gene Heskett
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:27 PM
To: For users of Fedora Core releases
Subject: Re: Urgent help needed with Login problems after installation of
FC1

On Tuesday 04 May 2004 13:52, Gary Rickert wrote:
>I am at my wits end. This is/ is intended to be a production machine
> to test and package our software, and I must get going.
>The system:
>AMD XP 2800+ Barton
>Asus a7n8x-la Nforce2 mobo
>Nvidia mx-440 onboard graphics
>512mb PC-2700
>120gb Western Digital hd
>Samsung 16x DVD-ROM
>Cyberdrive 52x CD-R/RW
>Generic Floppy drive
>6-port Media Card Reader
>
>Since Gnome looked to be working OK, I went ahead and reinstalled
> adding the database and other packages I will need and I am back to
> where I was before, can't login. I booted single user, tried to su
> to my user and get su: Incorrect password. Changed password and
> same. Created dummy user, password and same. CD /HOME ls -l shows
>drwx 3 user 500 ...
>drwx 3 user2 user2 ...
>I know ther are folks out there that know this stuff, while I can
> still call it "stuff", and I could sure use an idea of what to do
> next.
>
I did an update from a rh8.0 with many upgrades already in.  I had to 
rpm -ivh the correct util-linux for a 2.6 kernel (I run one) before 
login would do anything but loop back to the Login: prompt.  It may 
be, but I don't know, that there actually is a problem with the FC1 
util-linux package.  I don't *think* its supposed to be kernel 
sensitive, but thats just personal opinion, subject to correction by 
a younger whippersnapper.

>I have cleaned up this message history to make it easier to read.
> Thanks
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>-----
>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:08 AM
>
>From Gnome desktop, I was able to logout user, login root, over and
> over. Tried it from terminal again and same symptom.
>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:28 AM
>
>Load with Gnome desktop went OK. Am able to boot from floppy. From
> Gnome desktop/terminal, I was able to su to root, su to user, and
> then got same symptom trying to su back to root.
>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 7:44 AM
>
>df shows hdb2 as /, hdb1 as /boot, and none as /dev/shm.???
>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 7:41 AM
>
>After another minimal install, I was able to add my user and su to
> it and su back to root. By the way, I was unable to boot using the
> boot floppy. Apparently set a password (all authentication tokens
> updated successfully) and change again to my user. However, it did
> not ask for a password. Was able to su to root and user several
> times. Do get "/bin/bash: /root/ .bashrc: permission denied"
> message.
>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 6:56 AM
>
>Still fighting, and need some ideas.
>I did a minimal install and was able to login as root, create and
> login to my user. All looks well. Installed again, adding only
> X-windows. X did not start with boot. Ran startx & to get session.
> Same story but was unable to su - after logging as my user. Started
> another x session and was able to su - from there, however I was
> not able to su back to root after changing back to my user again.
> Tried in another X and same symptom. Again same. This should be a
> good clue, I would think. It is like it does not read the passwd
> when I return. Have to ctrl c to get out of the passwd entry on the
> su -.
>
>Don't know if I tried the su root...user...root in the minimum
> install, so I am going to do that again.
>
>Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 2:07 PM
>
>I solved the dual boot problem. There is a setting for how long the
> boot option display, and it was set to 0. Set it to 10 and it works
> fine. The login problem is still a problem. I have reloaded FC1
> once again and I still cannot login, root or my user. The passwd
> and edited shadow files are attached in case I am missing
> something.
>
>Jeff Vian
>Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 12:22 PM
>
>As far as Fedora not allowing user login; I usually use the system
> tool for user admin from the menu and as long as I create the user
> account and put in the password for that user they always can log
> in.
>
>>>>I installed Fedora, default server on a new slave drive on my HP
>>>> pavilion a320n XP system. When booting after the install, the
>>>> fedora boot will not accept my user or root password. Under
>>>> "linux single" I can see that the user and root accounts exist.
>>>> I can create a user, and that works OK. I cannot login.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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