From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_NXDOMAIN, DMARC_MISSING,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from wired-networks.net (213-145-191-67.dd.nextgentel.com [213.145.191.67]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 2241220ED955 for ; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 13:47:45 -0600 (CST) Received: (qmail 17830 invoked from network); 6 Apr 2002 19:45:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO maas) (192.168.0.2) by aleph.wired with SMTP; 6 Apr 2002 19:45:46 -0000 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] FAQ From: Erik Grinaker To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200204060732.XAA13100@chamber.cco.caltech.edu> References: <001901c1dd26$68a45360$2401a8c0@malachite.ath.cx> <200204060732.XAA13100@chamber.cco.caltech.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.3 Date: 06 Apr 2002 21:44:50 +0200 Message-Id: <1018122293.3024.28.camel@maas.wired> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 5f488edd-30c1-42c7-b6c5-e0680ec187b3 X-Archives-Hash: 9cc4bebd3e5934fd73b062c0f8079c5d On Sat, 2002-04-06 at 09:27, George Shapovalov wrote: > Please post what questions you think should be included (preferably with=20 > answers :)) to this thread. I'll put them in faq.xml and commit it. You c= an=20 Sorry, forgot the xml in my previous mail. Anyways, here's a new q&a, this time with xml.
I have installed openssh on my box, but can only log in as root - my normal user accounts doesn't work.

This is most probably because your user account doesn't have a valid shell specified. Check for your user entry in=20 /etc/passwd and see if it ends in /bin/bash=20 (or any other shell). If it doesn't, you must set a shell for the user. This is done using the usermod command, like this ; 

# usermod -s /bin/bash myuser
--=20 Erik Grinaker Freelance UNIX/Linux systems consultant "Perfection is acheived not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away" - Antoine de Saint-Exup=E9ry