On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 23:15 -0300, Norberto Bensa wrote: > Can you post sudo strace -eopen chage -l marduk ?
$ whoami marduk $ chage -l marduk chage: can't open password file $ strace -eopen chage -l marduk open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libcrypt.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libpam_misc.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libpam.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/share/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MEASUREMENT", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MEASUREMENT", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_TELEPHONE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_TELEPHONE", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_ADDRESS", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_ADDRESS", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_NAME", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_NAME", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_PAPER", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_PAPER", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MONETARY", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MONETARY", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_COLLATE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_COLLATE", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_TIME", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_TIME", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_NUMERIC", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_NUMERIC", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_CTYPE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_CTYPE", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libnss_compat.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libnss_nis.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libnss_files.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/pam.d/chage", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3 open("/lib/security/pam_rootok.so", O_RDONLY) = 4 open("/lib/security/pam_permit.so", O_RDONLY) = 4 open("/etc/pam.d/system-auth", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4 open("/lib/security/pam_unix.so", O_RDONLY) = 5 open("/etc/pam.d/other", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3 open("/lib/security/pam_deny.so", O_RDONLY) = 4 open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/shadow", O_RDONLY) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied) chage: PAM authentication failed $ sudo strace -eopen chage -l marduk open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libcrypt.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libpam_misc.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libpam.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/share/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MEASUREMENT", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MEASUREMENT", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_TELEPHONE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_TELEPHONE", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_ADDRESS", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_ADDRESS", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_NAME", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_NAME", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_PAPER", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_PAPER", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MONETARY", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_MONETARY", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_COLLATE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_COLLATE", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_TIME", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_TIME", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_NUMERIC", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_NUMERIC", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.UTF-8/LC_CTYPE", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_CTYPE", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libnss_compat.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libnss_nis.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libnss_files.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/pam.d/chage", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3 open("/lib/security/pam_rootok.so", O_RDONLY) = 4 open("/lib/security/pam_permit.so", O_RDONLY) = 4 open("/etc/pam.d/system-auth", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4 open("/lib/security/pam_unix.so", O_RDONLY) = 5 open("/etc/pam.d/other", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3 open("/lib/security/pam_deny.so", O_RDONLY) = 4 open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/shadow", O_RDONLY) = 3 chage: can't open password file open("/etc/localtime", O_RDONLY) = 3 Note the "chage: PAM authentication failed" *only* occurs when I run under strace and only then when I run as a user. I've tried emerging shadow without pam support, but still no go. $ cat /etc/pam.d/chage #%PAM-1.0 auth sufficient pam_rootok.so auth required pam_permit.so account include system-auth password required pam_permit.so -- Albert W. Hopkins -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list