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#1 2013-05-14 19:42:01

piyushbhatt
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[Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

I am not able to login to arch linux  .It says  "Incorrect login" and do not even asking for password.

I am trying to login using virtual console. GDM also do not allow me to login.

Last edited by piyushbhatt (2013-05-17 09:27:41)

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#2 2013-05-14 19:48:38

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

Is this new? Or has it ever worked?


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#3 2013-05-14 21:44:11

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

It is not new.I have been using it since 2-3 years.

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#4 2013-05-14 21:54:19

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

Root password work?  Change the user password from there.  Examine security logs...


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#5 2013-05-14 22:37:27

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

Try running a fsck on whatever is holding /etc (generally /) with the filesystem unmounted.


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#6 2013-05-15 06:23:19

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

Root login also does not work.As soon as i press enter after entering login name.I get incorrect login message.

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#7 2013-05-15 07:15:10

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

Try to boot with live media (arch install cd, etc), chroot into your system and see what happens.
Try to change passwords from there.


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#8 2013-05-15 18:08:50

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

I booted to shell using arch linux live usb .

mount /dev/sda3 /motr
cd /motr
mount -t proc proc proc/
mount -t sysfs sys sys/
mount -o bind /dev dev/
mount -t devpts pts dev/pts/

But when i did chroot /motr /bin/bash  .

It says
FATAL:kernel too old.

I have linux kernel version 3.8.10 installed and live usb have 3.8.4.

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#9 2013-05-15 18:12:48

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

Any chance the live USB is 32 bits and Arch is 64 bits? Or vice versa?


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#10 2013-05-15 18:23:25

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

No both are 64 bit.I am sure.

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#11 2013-05-15 18:34:17

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions … ld-737919/
Says it can be due to different version of glibc also.How to check which version of glibc is installed in live cd. I have glibc    2.17-3 installed on my system .Do not know about live image

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#12 2013-05-15 18:43:33

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

i have live cd 2013.03-4 archboot x86_64.
Should i use archlinux-2013.05.01-dual.iso   . This version do not have x86_64 version. I suppose dual will work for both architecture.
I was able to chroot into my system by using may's live image.
When i try to add user by using command user -r piyhatt
It says useradd:PAM Module is unknown
when i try to change password. using command passwd piyush
passwd: Module is unknown
passwd: password unchanged
piyush was my login which is not working now.

Last edited by piyushbhatt (2013-05-17 09:28:34)

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#13 2013-05-15 18:47:59

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

test

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#14 2013-05-15 20:35:00

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

Test

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#15 2013-05-15 20:36:33

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

Piyush, please do not post consecutively. There is an Edit functionality available on your posts. Make use of it !


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#16 2013-05-16 00:13:41

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

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#17 2013-05-16 17:25:18

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

pam_tally --reset --user <username>  and sudo pam-auth-update --force .Did not help me.

I had to reinstall pam.
I do not know for some reason both pacman.conf and mirrorlist was absent in my filesystem .
However pacsave was present.
I edited pacsave files and updated my system fully.
I am able to use my system now.

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#18 2013-05-16 17:36:05

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

what did you use to install Arch ?


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#19 2013-05-17 09:25:39

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Re: [Solved] Not able to login to arch linux

I had installed Arch linux back in 2009. I used cd image from arch linux website.

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