User can't login but /etc/(master.)passwd OK

Brian brian at brianwhalen.net
Wed May 9 16:02:38 UTC 2012


On 5/9/2012 8:08 AM, Michael Sierchio wrote:
> On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 8:03 AM, Robert Bonomi<bonomi at mail.r-bonomi.com>  wrote:
>
>> "Details are *IMPORTANT*"<grin>
> What's the user's shell in the password file, and does that shell:
> exist?  executable?  In the /etc/shells file?
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The OP probably ought to look at /var/log files as well to see if 
anything is revealed there. Access can be denied for reasons other than 
passwords.

BW


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