Re: Re: Configuration error running su in unstable

[chris <baulv@bellsouth.net>]

I had the same problem after upgrading   [login (1:4.0.3-35) to 1:4.0.12-6   I would assume] :

mypc:~# su
configuration error - unknown item 'QUOTAS_ENAB' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'NOLOGIN_STR' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'ENV_HZ' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'PASS_MAX_LEN' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'CHFN_AUTH' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'CLOSE_SESSIONS' (notify administrator)

Then following suggestions in this thread I located the   "/etc/login.defs"   and found a  "/etc/login.defs.dpkg-dist".

This latter one conatined [at the end]:

################# OBSOLETED #######################
#                                                 #
# These options are no more handled by shadow.    #
#                                                 #
# Shadow utilities will display a warning if they #
# still appear.                                   #
#                                                 #
###################################################

# CLOSE_SESSIONS
# LOGIN_STRING
# NO_PASSWORD_CONSOLE
# QMAIL_DIR

Hmm, that looks like a good idea, so I then renamed the files:

mypc:/etc# mv login.defs login.defs_OLD
mypc:/etc# mv login.defs.dpkg-dist login.defs

Now everything seems to be happy. :-)