Re: Weird problem: normal user can't run bash in login

[Ed Cogburn <ecogburn@greene.xtn.net>]

Lorens Kockum wrote:
> 
> In debian-user Ed wrote:
> >
> >       No.  Remember, the login process has already started, the user ('ed') has
> >already gotten a tty,  the system has printed to it (for example to tell him
> >he has no mail), only when it tries to exec the default shell does the error
> >occur.  I can't see how tty access could cause this.
> >
> 
> As always, take the error message. In 99% of case the error
> message accurately reflects the problem.
> 
> The error message is "cannot execute /bin/bash".
> 
> You said you checked the permissions on /bin and on /bin/bash.
> 
> Did you also check the permissions on / ? That often happens
> on newly-installed systems; it's caused by inconsiderate
> decompression of inconsiderate tarfiles in /tmp.  On all dynamic
> libraries linked to bash and their parent directories ? While
> you're at it (should not be this), also check /tmp and ~ed.
> 
> If it was somewhere else than in /bin. I'd also say to check
> "noexec" mount option to the filesystem, but I think you'd have
> had problems before that :-)
> 
> If this fails, try su-ing to ed, maybe that will bring up
> additional data.
> 

	I tried the things you mentioned.  su'ing to ed resulted in identical error
message (Permission denied), but no additional error messages.  I mounted
root under other dir but nothing wrong with permissions.  I finally solved
the problem with the brute force method:  a clean reinstall with deb 2.0.  I
copied all important stuff to other partition, so reinstall wasn't to
painful.  Still, I wish I knew enough to figure out that problem.


	Thanks for your help anyway.
 

-- 
Ed


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