by In late Dec. I described a problem which can be summarized as follows:
1. Red Hat 5.1 installation went smoothly
2. root login OK
3. users' login rejected despite evidence of OK password file
Several kind responses (thanks) were logical sounding but not
effective.
I ordered "Red Hat Linux Unleashed" (David Pitts & Bill Ball, 3rd ed.;
including RH5.2) and received it yesterday. Page 487 contains the
following illuminating passage: "...The login program checks for the
existence of the /etc/nologin file. If it exists, logins are
disabled." Sure enough, my install of RH 5.1 resulted in the file
nologin present in /etc. I renamed it nonologin, logged out as root,
logged in as one of the previously-unusable users and VOILA -- login
successful!
I look forward to continuing work with Linux and expect to frequently
reference "RH Unleashed/3"...thanks Dave and Bill.
Bob Bottemiller
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