04-07-2005
Users locked out of Server
hiya all,
I have Fedora core 3 installed - as a server - onto an old PC.
Root u/n and psw lets me in
However, all the other accounts no longer worked.
They use to work until yesterday...
I now get the error at the login screen:
"AUTHENTICATIONFAILED"
I hope this is a common "starters" mistake - with some std trroubleshoot ideas....
Please assist:
Martin
What I have done:
---------------------------
1.
*** dunno if this caused the problem..... ****
*** I changed setting back and restarted, - no good.
Changed Server name (Hat>System Settings>network>DNS<tab>)
* I Changed back to blank - no good.
2.
reset other user passwords - from ROOT login - no good
3.
Created new Account - from ROOT login - no good
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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).
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