90% there...

Post #216,650 by inthane-chan 7/27/05 12:29:10 PM 7/27/05 12:38:49 PM Reply	90% there... Found a oopsie in the page, didn't notice the comments section below which answers most of that question. The only problem is that the root account still does not work. In addition, after a reboot of the system, GDM gives an error that the GDM user does not exist. Logging in as root under command shell gives the following: Ubuntu 5.04 "Hoary Hedgehog" ws-twalkup tty1\n\nws-twalkup login: root\nPassword: (No, I'm not telling it to you, so neener-neener!)\nNo directory, logging in with HOME=/\n\nUbuntu 5.04 "Hoary Hedgehog" ws-twalkup tty1\n\nws-twalkup login: 'su' as a user gives the following: twalkup@ws-twalkup:/$ su\nPassword: (No, I'm not telling it to you, so neener-neener!)\ntwalkup@ws-twalkup:/$ 'sudo' as a user gives the following: twalkup@ws-twalkup:/$ sudo emacs /etc/apt/sources.list\nsudo: unable to lookup ws-twalkup via gethostbyname()\nsendmail: fatal: file /etc/postfix/main.cf: parameter mail_owner: unknown user name value: postfix\nPassword: (No, I'm not telling it to you, so neener-neener!)\ntwalkup is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.\ntwalkup@ws-twalkup:/$ sendmail: fatal: file /etc/postfix/main.cf: parameter mail_owner: unknown user name value: postfix Last one is obviously a combination of some weird user ID conflict issues combined with user 'twalkup' not being in the sudo'ers file. Included it more for completeness. Now trying machine in single user mode. apt-get install godlike-powers Edited by inthane-chan July 27, 2005, 12:38:49 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #216,654 by inthane-chan 7/27/05 12:52:26 PM Reply	Wow, even recovery mode doesn't work. Even reset the root password as given [link\|http://wiki.clug.org.za/clugwiki/index.php/How_do_I_reset_my_root_password%3F\|here]. My guess at this point is that the LDAP user list and the local machine user list are seriously out of sync in some way, but I have no idea how to resolve that. :P apt-get install godlike-powers
Post #216,657 by pwhysall 7/27/05 1:45:41 PM Reply	If your PAM is broke, you're in trouble. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #216,658 by inthane-chan 7/27/05 1:47:58 PM Reply	I can still edit stuff. Boot to another partition, mount /dev/hda1, and I've got full access. Just need to know what to kick. apt-get install godlike-powers
Post #216,659 by pwhysall 7/27/05 1:51:50 PM Reply	Nog start in /etc/pam.d and work outwards. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #216,661 by inthane-chan 7/27/05 2:14:27 PM Reply	So here's something interesting... Here's the original contents of my /etc/pam.d/sudo file: #%PAM-1.0\n\n@include common-auth\n@include common-account The [link\|http://craige.mcwhirter.com.au/blog/archive/2005/01/17/making_a_debian_or_ubuntu_mach\|directions] I'm using read this: $ sudo vi /etc/pam.d/sudo Once deep in the bowells of the sudo file, you need to add one line above the existing line, something like this: auth sufficient pam_ldap.so \nauth required pam_unix.so My current sudo file reads something like this: #%PAM-1.0\n\nauth sufficient pam_ldap.so\nauth required pam_unix.so\n\n@include common-auth\n@include common-account I'm checking out any docs I can find, but does this look wrong to you guys? apt-get install godlike-powers
Post #216,672 by inthane-chan 7/27/05 3:09:24 PM Reply	Solution: /etc/nsswitch.conf Changed lines: passwd: ldap\ngroup: ldap\nshadow: ldap to: passwd: ldap compat\ngroup: ldap compat\nshadow: ldap compat root/su/sudo still no workee. Investigating. apt-get install godlike-powers
Post #216,677 by folkert 7/27/05 3:32:20 PM Reply	Changed yet again. Change this: passwd: ldap compat\ngroup: ldap compat\nshadow: ldap compat to this: passwd: ldap [NOTFOUND=continue] compat\ngroup: ldap [NOTFOUND=continue] compat\nshadow: ldap [NOTFOUND=continue] compat That is if I am reading your whole storyline properly. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* [image\|http://www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg\|\|\|\|]
Post #216,680 by inthane-chan 7/27/05 3:58:34 PM Reply	What should this fix? I still can't su/sudo/login as root after this change... apt-get install godlike-powers
Post #216,709 by ben_tilly 7/27/05 6:05:52 PM Reply	You know that with sudo you use your password, right? Just checking the stupid stuff... Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #216,711 by inthane-chan 7/27/05 6:14:38 PM Reply	Yep.
Post #216,719 by folkert 7/27/05 7:30:35 PM Reply	Take a look at: `man nsswitch.conf` It might just twink something for you that turns the light on for it. Not to sure exactly how you have everything setup. The Relevant part is: \n`[' ( `!'? STATUS `=' ACTION )+ `]'\n\nwhere\n\nSTATUS => success \| notfound \| unavail \| tryagain\nACTION => return \| continue I always try to stay away from Pam. If I do mess with pam, nearly always I use something designed to fuss with it. Lastime I used Webmin to manage the settings, which worked very well. That Might be extreme though in your case. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* [image\|http://www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg\|\|\|\|]

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