You're right....It is only on the Oracle machines. And /var/log/messages shows:
n[2636]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_limits.so) n[2636]: PAM [error: /lib/security/pam_limits.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32] n[2636]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_limits.so n[2636]: Module is unknown And then looking at /etc/pam.d/login: linux63:/etc/pam.d # cat login #%PAM-1.0 auth required pam_securetty.so auth include common-auth auth required pam_nologin.so account include common-account password include common-password session include common-session session required pam_lastlog.so nowtmp session required pam_resmgr.so session optional pam_mail.so standard session required /lib/security/pam_limits.so session required pam_limits.so linux63:/etc/pam.d # Anyway, that is what was in the Oracle 10g documentation. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting >>> Mauro Souza <thoriu...@gmail.com> 1/30/2009 2:53 PM >>> I had this issue after tunning a system to install Oracle. I believe it's related to PAM modules. If you're able to logon via SSH, you can get rid of the changes in limits.conf. In /var/log/messages maybe there's some messages telling you what kind of module is missing... Mauro http://mauro.limeiratem.com - registered Linux User: 294521 Scripture is both history, and a love letter from God. On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Tom Duerbusch <duerbus...@stlouiscity.com>wrote: > On some of my images (SLES 10 SP 2), when I try to logon from the console, > I get: > > Last login: Wed Jan 21 16:20:38 CST 2009 from nss-lt-0001.stlouiscity.comon > pts > /0 > You have new mail. > > Module is unknown > > > Welcome to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (s390x) - Kernel > 2.6.16.60-0.21-d > efault (ttyS0). > > > linux62 login: > > > The "Module is unknown" seems to be a problem. I immediately get signed > off and I go back to the logon prompt. > > I haven't applied any maintenance other then the SP2. And it doesn't > happen on all images. What could cause that? > > Thanks > > Tom Duerbusch > THD Consulting > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
