[NTLUG:Discuss] Can't log into desktop, can SSH into box

[Minh Duong]

> > Minh Duong wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 07:37:19AM -0800, Minh
> Duong
> >>> wrote:
> >>>> hey guys,
> >>>>
> >>>> I just created a Fedora 6 box.  I created user
> >>>> accounts and set up SSH.  I can ssh into the
> >>> machine
> >>>> using a reqular account but I can't log onto
> the
> >>>> machine directly.  I can log onto the machine
> >>> using my
> >>>> root account but I've disabled root for ssh. 
> Is
> >>> there
> >>>> a setting I'm missing?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance. 
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> When you attempt to log in to the console, is it
> >>> text or X?  Also when the login fails, are any
> >>> errors given?
> >>>
> >>
> >> It says:  Authentication failed.  The passwords
> are
> >> correct as I'm able to login via SSH.  Is there
> log I
> >> should be looking at?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>      
> >>
> > 
> > Are you trying to login at a graphical prompt?  If
> so, do Ctrl-Alt-F1 
> > (or F2 or F3...) and try it at a text login (just
> to simplify things by 
> > removing the graphical environment from the
> picture).  Login at root, cd 
> > /var/log, tail messages.  See if that gives you
> any indication.
> > 
> > It's a log shot but you might look through dmesg
> and boot.log for any 
> > failures.
> > 
> > Did you activate SELinux?  If so, disable it and
> try again.
> > 
> > We could get more exotic by looking at login.defs
> or the pam 
> > configuration or even nsswitch but, unless you
> specified something 
> > unusual at installation (like using a network
> service for 
> > authentication) it's probably a waste of time.
> > 

--- David Stanaway <david at stanaway.net> wrote:

> Sounds like a PAM config issue.
> 
> Check what is in /etc/pam.d/gdm and compare to
> /etc/pam.d/ssh
> 
> Also - did you try logging in to the console? I
> believe that uses 
> /etc/pam.d/login
> 
> Are you using a different auth scheme than
> /etc/shadow|/etc/passwd ?

Thanks, it was a WinBind issue.  I replied to the last
person and forgot to reply to the entire list.  I
turned off WinBind authentication and it works now. 
Thanks all for your help.


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