On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Friedrich Strohmaier < damokles4-listen@bits-fritz.de> wrote:
Hi all,
this is the first time writing to this list so first: hello to all.
Hello and welcome!
I'm a quite happy user of arch-linux since december last year, and up to now I managed to solve all tasks and difficulties using the rtfm button. ;o))
Now installing a further box (x86) I get this strange behaviour never met during ~15 years of linux usage:
After setting up a new user I cannot login to it's account on the virtual console.
I get:
Login incorrect
No matter whether password is set or not
# passwd -S <user>: <user> P ... # password set <user> NP ... # password not set
login as root works with and without password set (both times unset by deleting the /etc/shadow passwd entry).
this also occured on another box currently installed - latter one a x86_64
user was added through
# useradd -m -g <group> <user>
password was set through
# passwd user
changing user from root via sudo or su works, as does login via xdm. login via lxdm and gdm doesn't, if that is of any help.
If I do the same on my box writing this mail from (x86_64 - all updates included) everything works as expected.
Couldn't find anything at the bugtracker.
Before digging deeper my question: Any known issues or ideas on that?
This looks to me like a problem with PAM. It is difficult to guess more without more information. You can try: "journalctl -b | grep pam" and post the output. Other than that, you can try reinstalling all the PAM related packages, just in case there is some file missing. From my machine: $ pacman -Qoq /etc/security /etc/pam.d | sort cronie cups gcr gdm gnome-screensaver jack libpwquality openssh pam pambase polkit postgresql screen shadow sudo util-linux HTH -- Rodrigo