did you check the the shell of "user1"? if it's pointed to /bin/false or /dev/null try using: $ su -s /bin/bash user1
hth. jopoy Mensahe ni Ariz C. Jacinto... > anybody here have experienced this problem > wherein you can't switch user or login > any of the user accounts except as root? > > > $ su - user1 > could not open session > > > i've googled the web for a fix and came up with > a remedy by editing /etc/pam.d/su and replacing > the "required" entries into "optional". this time > the error flags as: > > $ su - user1 > id: cannot find name for user ID 123 > [i have no [EMAIL PROTECTED] user1]$ _ > > i did an strace and checked the entries and persmissions > on the passwd file and there's nothing wrong on it. > > > any more ideas aside from reinstallation? =) > > > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie ----------------------- University of Baguio General Luna Road Baguio City Philippines 2600 Phone: +63(74)442-3540 Fax: +63(74)442-3071 http://www.ubaguio.edu -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
