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# 1  
Old 08-14-2008
[solved] Add User Problem
Hi all,

I got a preconfigured Debian 4 (etch) box. When I add a user, it tells me it added and I can "su" as a new user but I can't login with it through SSH, SFTP, etc.

Why?
Thanks for your help.
Last edited by mjdousti; 09-02-2008 at 01:51 PM..
# 2  
Old 08-14-2008
What error do you get? You should set the password for your new user before you try to connect via ssh etc.
# 3  
Old 08-14-2008
Creating user:
Code:
root@somewhere:~# adduser tt --no-create-home
Adding user `tt' ...
Adding new group `tt' (1011) ...
Adding new user `tt' (1000) with group `tt' ...
Not creating home directory `/home/tt'.
New UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Changing the user information for tt
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
        Full Name []:
        Room Number []:
        Work Phone []:
        Home Phone []:
        Other []:
Is the information correct? [y/N] y
root@somewhere:~# su tt
tt@somewhere:/root$

But when I use putty to login via SSH, after entering the password, suddenly:
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# 4  
Old 08-14-2008
The lack of a home directory would seem like a plausible explanation.
# 5  
Old 08-14-2008
No, the system has some users without home directory and I can login with them without any problem.

I think some where must be a configuration to allow/disallow users to login but I don't know "where".
# 6  
Old 08-14-2008
Try it with "useradd" instead of adduser, just to see if there is a difference.

Code:
userdel tt
mkdir -p /home/tt
useradd -d /home/tt tt
passwd tt

If this still does not work, check if some more info is in you /var/log/messages. Or try if you can get in via another service like ftp to see if it is a ssh problem or not.
# 7  
Old 08-14-2008
Didn't work and there was no info in /var/log/messages. I tried the SFTP and it also said:

"Server unexpectedly closed network connection."
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