[arch-general] graphical display management

[Guus Snijders]

2014-03-24 22:08 GMT+01:00 message <letter at openmailbox.org>:
> On 2014-03-23 18:13, arch-general-request at archlinux.org wrote:
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 19:06:12 -0400
>> From: Mark Lee <mark at markelee.com>
>>
>> Subject: Re: [arch-general] graphical display management
>>
>> On 03/20/2014 06:50 PM, Guus Snijders wrote:
>>>
>>> Op 20 mrt. 2014 18:36 schreef "message" <letter at openmailbox.org> het
>>> volgende:
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>>>>
>>> [ gdm ]
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>>>>
>>>> After power-on, the computer
>>>> starts with a sign-in prompt.
>>>> Normal user does not work.
>>>> Signed in as root [...]
>>>
>>>
>>> Ok, now we're getting somewhere.
>>> When the logon as user "does not work", do you get an error message?
>>>
>
> error: 'login incorrect'.
>
> As root, enter the command 'su a' and not prompted for a password. 'less
> /etc/shadow' shows the password for the user.


Ok. Could you try resetting the password for user a?
You could do this (as root) with:
passwd a

And then try again to login to a tty.

Just to be sure: you do realise that the password shown in /etc/shadow
is the encrypted password and not the literal string to type in?
(no offence).

mvg,
    Guus