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
