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Robula

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Registered: 2012-11-21

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[SOLVED] Problem with passwd

Hey there,
I came to Arch because I wanted to learn how Linux works and I thought the best way to learn is start from scratch and work my way up to a finished product. Well I've been following the Beginners Guide wiki which has been a good guide to get up and running although it is a little scarce on describing why I was typing these commands and what effect they had... Anyways.
I can now boot into my new installation and that's the main thing...

Here's my situation:
From root I created a new user using "useradd -m -g users -G audio,games,lp,network,optical,power,scanner,storage,video,wheel -s /bin/bash rob"
I then did "passwd rob" then entered by password twice.
So my /etc/passwd looks like this:

I then type "exit" and try and login to rob using my newly set password but it still says my login is incorrect. I then try setting the password yet again from root but I still face the same problem.

What's going on? What am I doing wrong?
Many thanks

Last edited by Robula (2012-11-21 15:41:14)

mzneverdies

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Registered: 2012-02-04

Posts: 147

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with passwd

hm, just to be sure, passwords are case sensitive, and also, if you are using numbers, careful with numlock.

DSpider

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From: Romania

Registered: 2009-08-23

Posts: 2,273

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with passwd

Forget the user groups for now. They can easily be added later, if you really need to.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … gular_user

# useradd -m -g users -s /bin/bash archie
# passwd archie

Also:

If you wish to start over, use userdel. The -r option will remove the user's home directory and its content, along with the user's settings (the so-called "dot" files).

# userdel -r archie

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illusionist

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Registered: 2012-04-03

Posts: 498

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with passwd

Why is there /usr/bash in your /etc/passwd ?

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Antoine

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From: Picton Ontario

Registered: 2012-10-11

Posts: 90

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with passwd

Why is there /usr/bash in your /etc/passwd ?

Yeah. I'm thinking he (mis)typed "-s /usr/bash" instead of "-s /bin/bash" when he created the password.  It doesn't look like put himself in the "users" group either:

From root I created a new user using "useradd -m -g users -G audio,games,lp,network,optical,power,scanner,storage,video,wheel -s /bin/bash rob"

My advice to the OP would be to delete that user and start again, putting himself only in "users" for now. We don't need to be in other groups now, unless we need to be.

Last edited by Antoine (2012-11-21 12:28:17)

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED] Problem with passwd

I've been following the Beginners Guide wiki ...it is a little scarce on describing why I was typing these commands

A bit off the main topic - but to address your interest in learning:  I suspect this scarcity is by design.  This is a guide for beginners to get up and running, not necessarily an educational resource.  You will find that for every command it tells you to use, you can also do `man command` and get plenty of additional reading material.

(edit: typos)

Last edited by Trilby (2012-11-21 16:16:29)

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Robula

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Registered: 2012-11-21

Posts: 8

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with passwd

Why is there /usr/bash in your /etc/passwd ?

Yeah. I'm thinking he (mis)typed "-s /usr/bash" instead of "-s /bin/bash" when he created the password.  It doesn't look like put himself in the "users" group either:

From root I created a new user using "useradd -m -g users -G audio,games,lp,network,optical,power,scanner,storage,video,wheel -s /bin/bash rob"

My advice to the OP would be to delete that user and start again, putting himself only in "users" for now. We don't need to be in other groups now, unless we need to be.

Thank you! I didn't realize I had missed typed /bin/bash as /usr/bash... After correcting this I was able to change my password and login. Such a silly mistake...

I've been following the Beginners Guide wiki ...it is a little scarce on describing why I was typing these commands

A bit off the main topic - but to address you interest in learning:  I suspect this scarcity is by design.  This is a guide for beginners to get up and running, not necessarily an educational resource.  You will find that for every command it tells you to use, you can also do `man command` and get plenty of additional reading material.

"man <command>", I've been messing around on and off with Linux for years and I have never come across this gem!
EDIT: The 'man' command is amazing! I've managed to solve my other problems with netcfg I was having by reading the man file. Thanks a bunch Trilby!

Thank you all for your replies, patience and helpfulness.

Last edited by Robula (2012-11-21 15:50:32)