Re: Pam Errors

[scollyer@mail.scolly.net.au (Simon Collyer)]

# /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
# If you have the `glibc-doc' and `info' packages installed, try:
# `info libc "Name Service Switch"' for information about this file.
 
 passwd:         compat
 group:          compat
 shadow:         compat
  
  hosts:          files dns
  networks:       files
   
   protocols:      db files
   services:       db files
   ethers:         db files
   rpc:            db files
    
    netgroup:       nis



On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 11:48:16PM -0500, Adam Aube wrote:
> Simon Collyer wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 08:26:16PM -0500, Adam Aube wrote:
> >> Simon Collyer wrote:
> 
> >>> I seem to be having some issues with Pam correctly working on
> >>> my debian sarge system.
> 
> >>> I had pam working for smtp auth, samba etc but now I cannot
> >>> authenticate using these systems, even su brings up errors
> 
> >>> root@winetka:~# passwd libby
> >>> passwd: Authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info.
> 
> >> Post the contents of the /etc/pam.d/common-* files, and if /etc/pam.conf
> >> has any uncommented lines, post that as well.
> 
> > Here we go
> 
> [long output snipped]
> 
> These PAM settings look fine. What's in /etc/nsswitch.conf?
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
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