What user where you when you tried to su to fred? On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 02:46:05PM -0400, Gu, John A. (US SSA) wrote: > The only user that works is the root. I get the error message "Incorrect > password" when the "su fred" is typed. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gunnar Kramm > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 2:37 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: logon failed > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 02:30:18PM -0400, Gu, John A. (US SSA) wrote: > > Alex, > > > > I did it again using "useradd username" without -p option. Then passwd > > $username followed by 2 type-in. No error, but I still can not use the > > same password at the login as that at the passwd command. I am > confused. > > > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexander Dalloz > > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 1:57 PM > > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > > Subject: Re: logon failed > > > > Am Di, den 26.10.2004 schrieb Gu, John A. (US SSA) um 19:47: > > > > > Any user account created (using useradd by root account) does not > work > > > at the Fedora logon page. The error message is Authentication > Failed. > > I > > > have tried both option -p with useradd and command passwd for the > > > password. They are all successful. A new user directory is created > > under > > > /home. > > > > > John > > > > If you pass the "useradd" command any password with parameter "-p" be > > sure it is already encrypted! Else you have a plain text password in > the > > /etc/shadow file. Obviously then a login will fail. If you created new > > user accounts followed by setting the password with command "passwd > > $username", then all should be proper. Just take care you have not > > accidentally caps-lock on. > > > > Alexander > > > > > > -- > > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG key 1024D/ED695653 1999-07-13 > > Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 (Tettnang) kernel 2.6.8-1.521smp > > Serendipity 19:53:46 up 6 days, 16:33, load average: 0.30, 0.28, 0.32 > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > What happens when try to su to the newly created users from another > working > user (not root) on the box? > > Doing something like following > (as root) > useradd fred > passwd fred > (now type in the password) > > Then become a user that you know already works on the box > su fred > > > > -- > Gunnar vS Kramm > San Francisco, CA > http://www.thekramms.com > > gpg public key: > http://thekramms.com/keys/gkramm.gpg > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- Gunnar vS Kramm San Francisco, CA http://www.thekramms.com gpg public key: http://thekramms.com/keys/gkramm.gpg
