From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48, DMARC_MISSING,FREEMAIL_FROM,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mailout02.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.17]) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14pjKV-0007W3-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:12:35 -0600 Received: from fwdtmp0.sul.t-online.com by mailout02.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 14pjK5-0006Lh-00; Wed, 18 Apr 2001 06:12:09 +0200 Received: from helios.bagwan (320095285153-0001@[62.226.149.16]) by fwd00.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 14pjKD-0LcXQGC; Wed, 18 Apr 2001 06:12:17 +0200 Received: (qmail 15277 invoked by uid 0); 18 Apr 2001 06:55:34 -0000 Received: from sadchitananda2.bagwan (HELO gentoo.org) (achim@192.168.2.1) by helios.bagwan with SMTP; 18 Apr 2001 06:55:34 -0000 Message-ID: <3ADD0D91.67DAA966@gentoo.org> From: AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.14 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] problems with new install References: <20010417212119.B715@minime> <20010417210925.A16787@cvs.gentoo.org> <20010417224047.A802@minime> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Sender: 320095285153-0001@t-dialin.net Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Reply-To: achim@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Tue Apr 17 22:13:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 05:44:17 +0200 X-Archives-Salt: fd682575-18ea-450a-b522-3aeee243eec3 X-Archives-Hash: 6a6ecec67864605bea55b3f871eac6c4 Ben Lutgens wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 09:09:25PM -0600, Daniel Robbins wrote: > >On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 09:21:19PM -0500, Ben Lutgens wrote: > >> Hi all, I just installed a small system from a running system using > >> sys-i686-20010406.tgz > > > >Hey! A www.sistina.com (LVM) person trying Gentoo Linux! Thanks ;) > > That's right. I am sistina's Senior Sysadmin. :-) > > > > >> The first and formost thing I noticed was that syslog spitting out errors > >> everytime the logger tries to make an entry (it can't access > >> /var/log/syslog.d/ dir) so I change the perms, now it says it can't lock the > >> dir. So my syslog is still broken. > > > >Did you extract the tarball using the "p" option? --> > > Doh! Ooops. > > ># tar xzvpf ... > > > >If not, then tar didn't preserve the literal directory permissions and this > >is probably causing some problems for you. > > I'll try again. > > >> Next I try to add a user using adduser and that application won't even run, I > >> get "PAM authentication failed" I did however change roots password and am > >> still able to login. > > > >This is a relatively ancient bug that desperately needs fixing. I'm not sure > >exactly why PAM is barfing. If I remember correctly, it can be fixed by zapping > >a file in /etc/pam.d. > > Which one, I'll try using vipw and vigr and try to login but I don't think > it'll let me, something in pam's busted for sure. I you can post a fix on the > website (A FAQ question?) that would be great. > > >I agree. One of the downsides of doing a major development project in your > >"spare" time is that you are forced to step away from development even when > >there are little quirks like this that you know need fixing. However, I don't > >think there are any major quirks beyond this one. > > Well, I rather like the fact that it's mostly hands-on stuff, and if I can get > the authentication thing straight I can hack the rest of it. > > Ports man, I love it. Finally a distro with ports. > > >Achim didn't include the "vipw" and "vigr" tools in build.tbz2? > > > Didn't try them yet, but on a previous install I used useradd and that worked > o.k. but I still couldn't login with the use I added. Again, rename /etc/pam.d/userpadd to /etc/pam.d/useradd and it will work. But you must create the users homedir. After that you can user passwd to add a password for that user. bye achim~ > -- > Ben Lutgens cell: 612.670.4789 > Sistina Software Inc. worl: 612.379.3951 > Code Monkey Support (A.K.A. System Administrator) > > Kernel panic: I have no root and I want to scream > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Part 1.2Type: application/pgp-signature