You probably can't log in as root remotely (be default configuration), but try it
anyway.
If you can get root access, try adding a new user, and logging with it.
Make sure your home directory is in your /etc/passwd file:
ie-/etc/passwd)
cory:x:500:500:Cory Petkovsek,,,:/home/cory:/bin/bash
How are you remoting in? Via telnet? Try setting up SSH if you can, or if using ssh,
try telnet.
/etc/securetty lists which devices root can log in to. have you somehow merged your
regular log in with root? (ie putting yourself in root's group). Look in your
/etc/group file to see what groups you are in.
do you have a file /etc/nologin? This will allow access only to root. Remove or
rename this one.
drwxr-sr-x 23 cory cory 4096 Oct 30 13:49 cory/
Cory
On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 02:58:01PM -0800, Mark Williams wrote:
>
> On a RedHat linux box on a remote login I'm getting a message that my home directory
>doesn't exist and then it kicks me out. The home directory does exist, and I'm the
>owner, and permissions all look good. The sysadm doesn't know why. Any quick thoughts
>on where to troubleshoot?
>
> Thanks
