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su no shell hp-ux 11.23

I am havining an issue on my HP-UX 11.23 unix system. I can log in as root but I can't telnet in as any other user. I also can't use the su - <insert user id here> command.

I even tried to create a new user using SAM and that user couldn't login either with out a "No Shell" error.

I checked the /etc/passwds and it appears the last part of each line has the correct path to the shell.

Ideas? Is there a process that didn't start up or something I'm missing? Need help troubleshooting.

woolmilkporc

Is the shell configured (= allowed) in /etc/shells?

Is root using the same shell as the problem users?

wmp

bmickey

ASKER

/etc/shells is for Solaris unix only, this is HP-UX. (I Think). I do not have a /etc/shells file on either of my systems, the one that works and the one that does not.

bmickey

ASKER

when i look at the passwd file it says the shell is /sbin/sh for root. for most of the other users its /usr/bin/sh or /usr/bin/ksh

woolmilkporc

Do /usr/bin/sh and /usr/bin/ksh exist?

What do you get with

ls -l /usr/bin/*sh

Are the shells (if present) executable for everyone?

wmp

bmickey

ASKER

They do exist. They are executable, permissions are -r-xr-xr-x

I compared them to the working system and its the same thing..

woolmilkporc

Found a hint on permissions of the "/" filesystem.

They should be 755. Did you change something in that regard?

woolmilkporc

ls -ld /