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HELP! Cannot console login with root
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Antonio
Jul 18, 2001, 8:36:00 AM7/18/01
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I administer a Linux Server with Red Hat 6.2 and yesterday, suddenly,
I cannot login in the console as root: after typing the password, the
system answer "Login incorrect". I can login as any valid user and
su, in the console and in the LAN terminals.
The error in the log is
"Jul 18 14:26:52 mail PAM-securetty[2701]: Error opening
/etc/securetty
Jul 18 14:26:56 mail login[2701]: FAILED LOGIN SESSION FROM (null) FOR
root, Error in service module".
The securetty is OK.
If I make a "ps" command, the list don't show any TTY number (only
"?").
If I make a "w" command, the list is correct, saying I'm at "pts/0"
tty.
I cannot login in the console as root: after typing the password, the
system answer "Login incorrect". I can login as any valid user and
su, in the console and in the LAN terminals.
The error in the log is
"Jul 18 14:26:52 mail PAM-securetty[2701]: Error opening
/etc/securetty
Jul 18 14:26:56 mail login[2701]: FAILED LOGIN SESSION FROM (null) FOR
root, Error in service module".
The securetty is OK.
If I make a "ps" command, the list don't show any TTY number (only
"?").
If I make a "w" command, the list is correct, saying I'm at "pts/0"
tty.
Does anyone has any suggestion?
Eric M Haas
Jul 18, 2001, 1:14:07 PM7/18/01
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Excerpts from netnews.comp.unix.admin: 18-Jul-101 HELP! Cannot console
login .. by Ant...@hotmail.com
Well, what's in /etc/securetty like the error says? If it doesn't
contain the tty you're trying to log in on, it won't let you. But it
sounds like /etc/securetty doesn't exist or has other problems. Try
blowing it away and recreating it.
login .. by Ant...@hotmail.com
contain the tty you're trying to log in on, it won't let you. But it
sounds like /etc/securetty doesn't exist or has other problems. Try
blowing it away and recreating it.
-Eric
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