Try rerunning passwd as root for this particular username and then try again. I had a similar problem and suspect I may have something syntactically askew in my adduser statement. Doing this solved my problem.
-George > -----Original Message----- > From: Randolph S. Kahle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:34 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Cannot log into any account other than root > > > > When I installed Debian, I selected shadow password and MD5. > > I can "adduser" and the entries appear in the /etc/passwd > and /etc/shadow files as I expect to see them. > > However, when I try to log in as that user, the system > pauses (for a few seconds) after I enter the password > and then tells me "Login incorrect". > > Can someone help me understand why I can log in as > root and not as a user? Do I need to download PAM? > > Thanks -- Randy > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
