This was my problem too :) I dont know why this happen, but the best thing
to let other users to login is to delete the /etc/nologin file ...
parrko
On Wed, 9 Sep 1998, [iso-8859-1] Jos� M. Albores wrote:
> I am EXTREMELY newby but couldn't find answers to my problem elsewhere.
> I'm using for the first time linux (redhat 5.1); Kernel version: 2.0.34
> released in may '98.
> The next problem happened to me after the first installation.
> After this, I 'fdisked' my hdd. Format c: . And after re-installation,
> the following problem happens again:
>
> For the first few minutes, I could open accounts and login as a common
> user not superuser.
> I did shutdown with the command:
> # shutdown -r now
> And no problem with this, but I guess (not for sure) the problem
> appeared after using the command:
> # shutdown -r +5
> After this:
> When I login as root there's no trouble.
> And when I open new accounts with:
> # useradd anyname
> # passwd anypass
> linux tells me it's ok.
> But I cannot login as 'anyname'. Receiving as answer:
> System will shutdown on Mon Sep 7, 1998; at 14:48
> # login incorrect
> # login:
> being 7/9/98, 14:48 the last shutdown date with '-r +5' parameters.
> And -obviously- this date is gone and will never come back :)!
> Of couse, I tried this several times, with different user names and
> passwords and case matched perfectly.
> Some other data:
> * Linux 'creates' the /home/anyname directory. The problem is that I
> cannot login as anyname.
> * As linux tells me that:
> System will shutdown on Mon Sep 7, 1998; at 14:48
> I tried to use the command:
> # shutdown -c
> to cancel any supposed shutdown pending log.
> But linux tells me that:
> no pid(!?) records for shutdown
> or something similar.
> If it's a bug of actual redhat 5.1:
> Is there any relation between the 'shutdown' message and the impossible
> login?
> Maybe the problem is related to my kernel version?
> Should I download a previous kernel, even I have the newest?
> Could I make any mistake during installation ? I guess not !
> Sorry if my doubt is very 'elemental'.
> TIA:
>
> --
> Jos� Albores.
> Buenos Aires.
> Argentina.
>
