OK, I did some further digging on my login problems
First, the log messages DO come from login rather than inetd...my mistake.
Second, /etc/login.access doesn't exist on my machine and /etc/login.defs
doesn't have anything in it that would hamper normal operations (as far as I
can tell).
Third, inetd.conf line that references telnet :
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/tcpd
in.telnetd
Fourth, shadow passwords.
If RH installs shadow passwords by default, then I am running it. I did
not set anything up to do so.
There is an /etc/shadow file (as well as an /etc/shadow- file).
The second field is NOT all x's
Newly created users DO show up in the file
Fifth inittab
I really don't understand what you're asking for here. All I saw was a
bunch of runlevel definitions and such....and those all appear to be normal.
Thanks again for your help :)
Dave
----- Original Message -----
> 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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