Re: [gentoo-dev] problems with new install

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~

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> Kernel panic: I have no root and I want to scream
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