On Nov 4, 2007 5:05 PM, Stephen Pusey <stephenpusey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I am not sure if this is the right forum - but would appreciate help. I > did a yum update on November 1st using a development Fedora 8. After this > I rebooted the machine (a leased server) and could not ssh as root. I could > access the site via webmin and by "re-enabling" the users I could then start > ssh and other services. I then rebooted and found that I could not login > with either ssh or with webmin. I currently have the server mounted through > a gentoo CD. However, I am stumped. I think the issue may be with pamd - > but everything looks fine. I also suspect xinetd. Looking at the messages > logs I see a EXT-fs check was forced on the disk on a reboot. I have also > run e2fsck from the cdrom on the unmounted disk and it is clean. > Below I attach a list of what yum did. and also a tail of the secure log as > well as messages log. > > I would be grateful for your advice. > > yum.log > ------ > Nov 01 22:20:52 Updated: logrotate.i386 3.7.6-1.3.fc8 > Nov 01 22:20:53 Updated: rpm.i386 4.4.2.2-3.fc8 > Nov 01 22:20:54 Updated: perl-Digest-SHA1.i386 2.11-4.fc8 > Nov 01 22:20:54 Installed: dbus-libs.i386 1.1.2-7.fc8 > Nov 01 22:20:54 Updated: perl-Digest-HMAC.noarch 1.01-16 > Nov 01 22:20:55 Updated: perl-Net-SSLeay.i386 1.30-5.fc8.1 > Nov 01 22:20:55 Updated: openldap.i386 2.3.38-3.fc8 > Nov 01 22:20:55 Updated: perl-URI.noarch 1.35-3.1 > Nov 01 22:20:56 Updated: perl-Net-IP.noarch 1.25-4.fc8 > Nov 01 22:20:56 Updated: perl-Net-DNS.i386 0.61-1.fc8 > Nov 01 22:20:57 Updated: dbus.i386 1.1.2-7.fc8 > Nov 01 22:20:57 Updated: ConsoleKit-libs.i386 0.2.3-1.fc8 > Nov 01 22:20:59 Installed: util-linux-ng.i386 2.13-3.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:00 Updated: gnupg.i386 1.4.7-7 > Nov 01 22:21:01 Updated: perl-IO-Socket-SSL.noarch 1.02-1.fc8.1 > Nov 01 22:21:01 Updated: rsyslog.i386 1.19.6-3.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:02 Installed: sysvinit.i386 2.86-18 > Nov 01 22:21:03 Updated: module-init-tools.i386 3.4-2.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:10 Updated: initscripts.i386 8.60-1 > Nov 01 22:21:19 Updated: udev.i386 116-3.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:19 Installed: perl-IO-Compress-Base.noarch 2.005-2.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:19 Updated: perl-Socket6.i386 0.19-4.fc8.1 > Nov 01 22:21:20 Updated: perl-IO-Socket-INET6.noarch 2.51-2.fc8.1 > Nov 01 22:21:20 Installed: perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib.i386 2.005-3.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:20 Updated: perl-HTML-Tagset.noarch 3.10-6.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:20 Updated: perl-HTML-Parser.i386 3.56-2.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:21 Updated: perl-libs.i386 4:5.8.8-30.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:21 Installed: perl-IO-Compress-Zlib.noarch 2.005-2.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:22 Updated: perl-Compress-Zlib.noarch 2.005-2.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:22 Updated: perl-IO-Zlib.noarch 1.07-1 > Nov 01 22:21:22 Updated: perl-Archive-Tar.noarch 1.34-1.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:23 Updated: perl-libwww-perl.noarch 5.808-3.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:23 Updated: mcstrans.i386 0.2.7-1.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:26 Updated: python.i386 2.5.1-15.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:26 Updated: python-libs.i386 2.5.1-15.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:27 Updated: perl-Test-Harness.i386 2.56-30.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:27 Updated: yum-metadata-parser.i386 1.1.2-1.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:27 Updated: rpm-python.i386 4.4.2.2-3.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:27 Updated: python-urlgrabber.noarch 3.0.0-3.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:28 Installed: python-iniparse.noarch 0.2.2-1.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:28 Updated: yum.noarch 3.2.7-1.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:29 Updated: libxml2-python.i386 2.6.30-1 > Nov 01 22:21:29 Updated: perl-devel.i386 4:5.8.8-30.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:30 Updated: perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker.i386 6.30-30.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:30 Updated: perl-ExtUtils-Embed.i386 1.26-30.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:30 Updated: perl-CPAN.i386 1.76_02-30.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:32 Updated: spamassassin.i386 3.2.3-2.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:32 Updated: perl-Test-Simple.i386 0.62-30.fc8 > Nov 01 22:21:56 Erased: SysVinit > Nov 01 22:22:04 Erased: util-linux > > ---- > secure log > ------------ > Nov 4 13:17:43 server login: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM (null) FOR root, User not > known to the underlying authentication module > Nov 4 13:18:08 server login: pam_unix(login:auth): check pass; user unknown > Nov 4 13:18:08 server login: pam_succeed_if(login:auth): error retrieving > information about user root > Nov 4 13:18:10 server login: FAILED LOGIN 2 FROM (null) FOR root, User not > known to the underlying authentication module > Nov 4 13:18:18 server login: pam_unix(login:auth): check pass; user unknown > Nov 4 13:18:18 server login: pam_succeed_if(login:auth): error retrieving > information about user root > Nov 4 13:18:20 server login: FAILED LOGIN 3 FROM (null) FOR root, User not > known to the underlying authentication module > > ----------- > tail of messages log > --------------------- > Nov 4 13:37:59 server xinetd[1265]: Unable to read included directory: > /etc/xinetd.d [file=/etc/xinetd.conf] [line=49] > Nov 4 13:37:59 server xinetd[1265]: xinetd Version 2.3.14 started with > libwrap loadavg labeled-networking options compiled in > Nov 4 13:37:59 server xinetd[1265]: Started working: 0 available services > Nov 4 13:39:09 server atd: Cannot get uid for root: Unknown error 530 > > > > ________________________________ > Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. Stop by > today! > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Hi Stephen Pusey! The words "allow root access" seem to be ringing in my mind. Pgp comes to mind. Sam is probably right but look for a change in ownership, or basic configuration of SSH or its dependencies. Good Hunting! Tod
