Solaris login problem
I could either create or reset any user accounts in a Solaris10 machine. It gives me the error "Cannot update system files - login cannot be created". The solution I got from Internet is to look for the existence of /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow file. But they are very much in tact. Can you give me a fix to resolve this?
Thanks,
AR
Thanks,
AR
bash-3.00# useradd -m -d /users/rdashok rdashok
UX: useradd: ERROR: Cannot update system files - login cannot be created.
bash-3.00# passwd bsunkad
New Password:
Re-enter new Password:
passwd: Unexpected failure. Password database unchanged.
Permission denied
bash-3.00# ls -l /etc/passwd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 1946 Nov 18 08:16 /etc/passwd
bash-3.00# ls -l /etc/shadow
-r-------- 1 root sys 1233 Nov 18 08:16 /etc/shadow
bash-3.00# ls -l /etc/group
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 368 Oct 10 17:37 /etc/group
bash-3.00# df -k
Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on
/dev/dsk/c3t0d0s0 11093692 10749492 233264 98% /
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The shadow file should be rw for root (chmod 600 /etc/shadow)
you don't have w perm on shadow file, chmod +w /etc/shadow
sorry, it should be chmod u+w /etc/shadow
ASKER
Thanks for your response. But I don't think its a permission issue on /etc/shadow file. Since "password" command has suid set, it will have root previlage when it executes, but then it can write on /etc/shadow though it doesn't have write permission.
Anyways, i tried your solution, but it doesn't work though.
bash-3.00# ls -l /etc/shadow
-rw------- 1 root sys 1233 Nov 18 08:16 /etc/shadow
bash-3.00# useradd -m -d /users/rdashok rdashok
UX: useradd: ERROR: Cannot update system files - login cannot be created.
bash-3.00# passwd bsunkad
New Password:
Re-enter new Password:
passwd: Unexpected failure. Password database unchanged.
Permission denied
bash-3.00#
bash-3.00# ls -l /usr/bin/passwd
-r-sr-sr-x 1 root sys 27220 Jan 22 2005 /usr/bin/passwd
Anyways, i tried your solution, but it doesn't work though.
bash-3.00# ls -l /etc/shadow
-rw------- 1 root sys 1233 Nov 18 08:16 /etc/shadow
bash-3.00# useradd -m -d /users/rdashok rdashok
UX: useradd: ERROR: Cannot update system files - login cannot be created.
bash-3.00# passwd bsunkad
New Password:
Re-enter new Password:
passwd: Unexpected failure. Password database unchanged.
Permission denied
bash-3.00#
bash-3.00# ls -l /usr/bin/passwd
-r-sr-sr-x 1 root sys 27220 Jan 22 2005 /usr/bin/passwd
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What is the contents of
/etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/nsswitch.conf
Tintin is right about shadow file perms.
what are the perms of passwd command?
what are the perms of passwd command?
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Tintin, Attached the details you asked for. I believe this is something to do with security or Pam related settings.
solaris-password-issue.txt
solaris-password-issue.txt
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Tintin, I found out the problem now using the 'pwck' output. Whichever the account which doesn't have the Login directory is having issue and am trying to create user account in the same folder which is not exist. Hence after I corrected the home folder, it works.
Thanks for your help !
Thanks for your help !
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The output of 'pwck' command helped to fix the problem.
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