In modern Linux versions, login uses a file /etc/login.access to control
what accounts can login from where. Check that file to see if there is
anything in it that restricts access from some accounts from some locations.
Also check /etc/login.defs for any possible problems.
If that doesn't turn up anything,here are a few other things you might check.
1. In inetd.conf, what is the exact line for the telnet service?
2. Is the error message you approximate below really coming from inetd? If
so, it's an unusual inetd implementation -- I'd expect a message of that
sort to come from "login", not "inetd".
3. Are you running shadow passwords? Two thing to check:
a. is there a file /etc/shadow?
b. does the second field of each entry in /etc/passwd consist
entirely of an x
c. if you add a new user, does its password show up in /etc/passwd
or /etc/shadow ?
4. In /etc/inittab, what are the lines for the console processes (typically
the lines with initial IDs 1 to 6)?
Sorry I can't offer more specific help. I too hate these "changed by magic"
problems, even though I know (as you must) that *something* really caused
this change to happen.
At 03:13 PM 5/7/00 -0400, David Hearne wrote:
>Howdy all,
>
> I must appologize, I asked this before (and was rightly scolded for not
>including enough info) and then exam-time came around so I never continued
>the thread. So, I will ask again :).
>
> I cannot log ANY users into my RH6 system via telnet. I can log these
>users in via the console, but I cannot telnet to my own system (localhost)
>and log them in. I am also able to log users in via ftp. This affects even
>newly created users.
>
> When I attempt to log in, everything operates as normal...initially. I
>get a login prompt, and then a password prompt, and then it says "login
>incorrect". The only log entries this generates is something like : "inetd
>: FAILED LOGIN from user dave" It will also indidcate how many times I try.
>
> Obviously, I have done something to cause this but I cannot fathom what
>that might be. The only thing I did was install the iptraf utility, but I
>did that several days before I stopped being able to log in.
------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
Palo Alto, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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