Can't login using login or ssh

dext · 2013-07-09 09:17:14

I've just made fresh Arch installation. I can login as root with no problems, but "login" and ssh are not working for normal users. Password is OK, because I can "su" from one normal user to another.

I've found out the problem while I was writing this post, but it is still not right and strange. Changing default shell from /bin/zsh to /bin/bash is the solution. But why?

cat /etc/passwd | grep dext
dext:x:1000:100::/home/dext:/bin/zsh

(And yes, zsh is there and works great)

cat /etc/group | grep users
users:x:100:

journalctl | grep login | grep dext
Jul 08 16:28:09 statsrv login[341]: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM tty2 FOR dext, Authentication failure

journalctl | grep ssh | grep dext
Jul 09 12:52:03 statsrv sshd[1085]: Failed password for dext from 192.168.7.10 port 43431 ssh2

Last edited by dext (2013-07-09 09:24:42)

karol · 2013-07-09 11:26:07

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/35724 ?

dext · 2013-07-09 11:43:08

That's it, thank you!

What's strange, 3 weeks ago I've used the same ISO for other installation and /etc/shells are identical. The difference is architecture. The problem occurred on 32 bit.

karol · 2013-07-09 11:51:25

I don't see how a different architecture could change anything here.
You're trying to use a shell that's not listed in /etc/shells : /bin/zsh instead of /usr/bin/zsh. You shoudl get an error no matter the architecture.

cfr · 2013-07-11 02:18:16

It doesn't matter that you used the same iso - the install will be different because it will use the latest packages from the net. If you haven't updated the other installation, you may therefore very well have different default configuration files.

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#1 2013-07-09 09:17:14

Can't login using login or ssh

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