Mark, Thank you for the reply.
I have studied the files in /etc/pam.d and I am not sure I can figure out what is wrong. Here are the files: login ----- auth requisite pam_securetty.so auth requisite pam_nologin.so auth required pam_env.so auth required pam_unix.so nullok account required pam_unix.so session required pam_unix.so session optional pam_lastlog.so session optional pam_motd.so session optional pam_mail.so standard noenv password required pam_unix.so nullok obscure min=4 max=8 md5 ----- kde ----- #%PAM-1.0 auth required pam_nologin.so auth required pam_unix.so shadow nullok auth required pam_env.so account required pam_unix.so session required pam_unix.so session required pam_limits.so password required pam_unix.so nullok obscure min=4 max=8 md5 ----- gdm ----- #%PAM-1.0 auth required pam_nologin.so auth required pam_env.so auth required pam_unix_auth.so account required pam_unix_acct.so password required pam_unix_passwd.so shadow md5 session required pam_unix_session.so session required pam_limits.so ----- On Sat, 2002-06-22 at 17:40, Mark Roach wrote: > On Sat, 2002-06-22 at 15:28, Randolph S. Kahle wrote: > > I have just installed Woody from CDROM images. I can log on via the > > console as root and as a normal user. All is fine. > > > > When I run GDM (or the KDE login manager), when I enter a valid user and > > password, it rejects it. > > > > Why are these operating differently? > > > > Am I going through different authentication modules? If so, how do I get > > GDM to use the right authentication mechanism? > > check /etc/pam.d/gdm if it is different than /etc/pam.d/login then that > is a good place to start. > > > -Mark > > > > > > > Randy > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
