>From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Alexander Dalloz >Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 4:27 PM >To: For users of Fedora Core releases >Subject: Re: pam_timestamp_check and crond errors(?) in >/var/log/messages > > >Am Fr, den 11.11.2005 schrieb Daniel B. Thurman um 0:28: > >> I am seeing a lot of the following in the /var/log/message >file. Seems to >> be something involved with cron and pam? I googled and there >> were complaints of the same but saw no solutions or answers >> to this issue, so anyone care to comment? >> >> Nov 10 15:15:03 linux crond(pam_unix)[28956]: session closed >for user root > >For that log content you find the answer in the list archive. > >> Nov 10 15:15:06 linux pam_timestamp_check: pam_timestamp: >`/' owner GID != 0 >> Nov 10 15:15:41 linux last message repeated 7 times >> Nov 10 15:16:46 linux last message repeated 13 times >> Nov 10 15:17:51 linux last message repeated 13 times >> Nov 10 15:18:36 linux last message repeated 9 times > >You seem to have broken something. "/" has to be owned root:root. > >> Dan > >Alexander > > Yaaaaa! Good answer! I did break something - I had a runaway chgrp -R and tried to repair my mistake. Forgot about "/"! Thanks! Dan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/165 - Release Date: 11/9/2005
