[arch-general] new arch installation: user login not possible on virtual console

[Evgeniy Alekseev]

On Tuesday 10 September 2013 13:54:18 Friedrich Strohmaier wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> this is the first time writing to  this list so first: hello to all.
> 
> 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?
> 
> 
> Friedrich

Hi!

Do you have zsh as default shell? If it does, try to change path to the shell 
from /bin/zsh to /usr/bin/zsh. It may also be necessary for bash as default 
shell. I observed a similar error after moving binaries from /bin.
-- 
С уважением, Е.Алексеев.
Sincerely yours, E.Alekseev.

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