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From: Albert Hopkins <marduk@letterboxes.org>
To: Norberto Bensa <nbensa@gmail.com>
Cc: gentoo-user <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] chage can't open /etc/passwd
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:59:46 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1190084386.29708.6.camel@blackwidow.nbk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070917231502.lbzd6wg9wwkwccos@mail.bensa.ar>

On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 23:15 -0300, Norberto Bensa wrote:
> Can you post sudo strace -eopen chage -l marduk ?

$ whoami
marduk


$ chage -l marduk
chage: can't open password file


$ strace -eopen chage -l marduk
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/lib/libcrypt.so.1", O_RDONLY)    = 3
open("/lib/libpam_misc.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libpam.so.0", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY)       = 3
open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY)        = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = -1 ENOENT
(No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY) = -1
ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MEASUREMENT", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT
(No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MEASUREMENT", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_TELEPHONE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT
(No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_TELEPHONE", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_ADDRESS", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_ADDRESS", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_NAME", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_NAME", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_PAPER", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_PAPER", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT
(No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY)
= 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MONETARY", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT
(No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MONETARY", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_COLLATE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_COLLATE", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_TIME", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_TIME", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_NUMERIC", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_NUMERIC", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_CTYPE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_CTYPE", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY)    = 3
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/lib/libnss_compat.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/lib/libnss_nis.so.2", O_RDONLY)  = 3
open("/lib/libnss_files.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY)           = 3
open("/etc/pam.d/chage", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3
open("/lib/security/pam_rootok.so", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/lib/security/pam_permit.so", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/etc/pam.d/system-auth", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4
open("/lib/security/pam_unix.so", O_RDONLY) = 5
open("/etc/pam.d/other", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3
open("/lib/security/pam_deny.so", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY)           = 3
open("/etc/shadow", O_RDONLY)           = -1 EACCES (Permission denied)
chage: PAM authentication failed


$ sudo strace -eopen chage -l marduk
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/lib/libcrypt.so.1", O_RDONLY)    = 3
open("/lib/libpam_misc.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libpam.so.0", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY)       = 3
open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY)        = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = -1 ENOENT
(No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY) = -1
ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MEASUREMENT", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT
(No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MEASUREMENT", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_TELEPHONE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT
(No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_TELEPHONE", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_ADDRESS", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_ADDRESS", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_NAME", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_NAME", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_PAPER", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_PAPER", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT
(No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY)
= 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MONETARY", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT
(No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MONETARY", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_COLLATE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_COLLATE", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_TIME", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_TIME", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_NUMERIC", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_NUMERIC", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_CTYPE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No
such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_CTYPE", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY)    = 3
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/lib/libnss_compat.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 3
open("/lib/libnss_nis.so.2", O_RDONLY)  = 3
open("/lib/libnss_files.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY)           = 3
open("/etc/pam.d/chage", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3
open("/lib/security/pam_rootok.so", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/lib/security/pam_permit.so", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/etc/pam.d/system-auth", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4
open("/lib/security/pam_unix.so", O_RDONLY) = 5
open("/etc/pam.d/other", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3
open("/lib/security/pam_deny.so", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY)           = 3
open("/etc/shadow", O_RDONLY)           = 3
chage: can't open password file
open("/etc/localtime", O_RDONLY)        = 3


Note the "chage: PAM authentication failed" *only* occurs when I run
under strace and only then when I run as a user.

I've tried emerging shadow without pam support, but still no go.

$ cat /etc/pam.d/chage 
#%PAM-1.0 

auth       sufficient   pam_rootok.so
auth       required             pam_permit.so

account    include              system-auth

password   required             pam_permit.so

--
Albert W. Hopkins

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-09-18  3:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-09-17 15:12 [gentoo-user] chage can't open /etc/passwd Albert Hopkins
2007-09-17 17:30 ` Ryan Sims
2007-09-17 19:15   ` Albert Hopkins
2007-09-17 19:48     ` Etaoin Shrdlu
2007-09-17 20:30       ` Albert Hopkins
2007-09-17 21:09         ` Etaoin Shrdlu
2007-09-17 21:37           ` Albert Hopkins
2007-09-17 23:17             ` Norberto Bensa
     [not found]               ` <1190075689.7101.8.camel@blackwidow.nbk>
     [not found]                 ` <20070917231502.lbzd6wg9wwkwccos@mail.bensa.ar>
2007-09-18  2:59                   ` Albert Hopkins [this message]
2007-09-18  3:14                     ` Norberto Bensa
2007-09-18  8:14                     ` Etaoin Shrdlu
2007-09-18 14:04                       ` Albert Hopkins
2007-09-18 14:07                       ` Albert Hopkins
2007-09-18 21:27                         ` Albert Hopkins
2007-09-18 23:32                           ` Norberto Bensa
2007-09-18 23:56                             ` Albert Hopkins
2007-09-19  0:56                               ` [gentoo-user] chage can't open /etc/passwd [SOLVED] Albert Hopkins
2007-09-19  1:08                                 ` Norberto Bensa
2007-09-19  1:16                                   ` Albert Hopkins
2007-09-19  1:47                                     ` Albert Hopkins
2007-09-19  2:01                                       ` Norberto Bensa
2007-09-19  2:33                                         ` Albert Hopkins
2007-09-19  2:00                                   ` Steen Eugen Poulsen
2007-09-18  9:05                     ` [gentoo-user] chage can't open /etc/passwd Etaoin Shrdlu
2007-09-17 17:57 ` Etaoin Shrdlu
2007-09-17 20:08 ` Peter Ruskin
2007-09-17 20:32   ` Albert Hopkins

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