02-24-2009
Unable to login as a User or Root on one client
I am running 5.10 Generic_120011-14
Sunblade 1500
I have one client that was working fine in a training environment. Then this week the user is unable to login as the user that is created by default. The students do not have access to root to change system files or user accounts. This is strictly controlled.
The system boots up fine without errors to the login screen. but unable to login. I tried telnet as the user and this did not work same for FTP. the password is simple and I know caps lock is not on.
I had a local engineer try root login and the same result. he tried on a working computer same password and account and it worked. So i had him try to boot -s when did this the following error had came up.
*** Unable to retrieve `root' entry in shadow password file ***
Entering System Maintenance Mode
I can't RCP the shadow into /etc either. any suggestions beside reloading I was going to boot off cd and check the shadow and password file to see what happened.
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CHSH(1) User Commands CHSH(1)
NAME
chsh - change login shell
SYNOPSIS
chsh [options] [LOGIN]
DESCRIPTION
The chsh command changes the user login shell. This determines the name of the user's initial login command. A normal user may only change
the login shell for her own account; the superuser may change the login shell for any account.
OPTIONS
The options which apply to the chsh command are:
-h, --help
Display help message and exit.
-R, --root CHROOT_DIR
Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the CHROOT_DIR directory.
-s, --shell SHELL
The name of the user's new login shell. Setting this field to blank causes the system to select the default login shell.
If the -s option is not selected, chsh operates in an interactive fashion, prompting the user with the current login shell. Enter the new
value to change the shell, or leave the line blank to use the current one. The current shell is displayed between a pair of [ ] marks.
NOTE
The only restriction placed on the login shell is that the command name must be listed in /etc/shells, unless the invoker is the superuser,
and then any value may be added. An account with a restricted login shell may not change her login shell. For this reason, placing /bin/rsh
in /etc/shells is discouraged since accidentally changing to a restricted shell would prevent the user from ever changing her login shell
back to its original value.
FILES
/etc/passwd
User account information.
/etc/shells
List of valid login shells.
/etc/login.defs
Shadow password suite configuration.
SEE ALSO
chfn(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5).
shadow-utils 4.5 01/25/2018 CHSH(1)