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Re: Can only login as root



on Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 12:27:18PM +1100, Rob Weir (rweir@softhome.net) wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 29, 2002 at 02:28:26PM +1100, matt wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a Woody v3.0 with a 2.4.18 kernel.
> > 
> > I can only login as root, if I try to login as anyone else it does not
> > even ask for a password, it juts says 'Login incorrect'.
> > 
> > Regardless of which username I enter it always says 'System bootup in
> > progress - please wait'
> > 
> > My Samba does not work, nor can I use Swat.
> > 
> > There is something wrong with autentication.
> > 
> > What can I do to trouble shoot this issue ?
> 
> Whatd does 'ls /etc/nologin*' say?  I had this problem once, and it
> turned it out to be because of this.  Removing them should fix it...

Moreso:  if /etc/nologin exists, non-root users can't log in.

Delete the file.

Peace.

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