Now here is another clue to what has happened, this log entry dates from around when the system first had a problem:
/var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:02 vortex su: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_unix.so) /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:02 vortex su: PAM [dlerror: libcrack.so.2: cannot load shared object file: Too many open files in system] /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:02 vortex su: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_unix.so /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:02 vortex su: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_cracklib.so) /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:02 vortex su: PAM [dlerror: libcrack.so.2: cannot load shared object file: Too many open files in system] /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:02 vortex su: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:07 vortex su: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_unix.so) /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:07 vortex su: PAM [dlerror: libcrack.so.2: cannot load shared object file: Too many open files in system] /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:07 vortex su: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_unix.so /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:07 vortex su: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_cracklib.so) /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:07 vortex su: PAM [dlerror: libcrack.so.2: cannot load shared object file: Too many open files in system] /var/log/messages:Apr 9 09:21:07 vortex su: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so /var/log/messages:Apr 9 12:04:52 vortex PAM_unix[777]: bad username [ ] /var/log/messages:Apr 9 12:16:01 vortex -- sbryan[14387]: PAM _pam_init_handlers: no default config /etc/pam.d/other /var/log/messages:Apr 9 12:16:01 vortex -- sbryan[14387]: PAM error reading PAM configuration file So am downloading and will install the update to PAM to see if the files were somehow corrupted. > -----Original Message----- > From: James Austin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 11 April 2002 7:36 AM > To: 'Simon Bryan' > Subject: RE: [SLUG] Sendmail woes > > > It's a permissions problem.... > > I have not followed the thread but I will look at this today and send > comments to you.. > > IMHO you should never upgrade, always blow away your old install a new > then restore your configs.. > > Better yet get mkcdrec and get ISO of your entire system and restore > from that if you have trouble.. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > On Behalf Of Simon Bryan > > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:56 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [SLUG] Sendmail woes > > > > > > Given the strange goings on here, what is the consensus on > > upgrading this system to RH7.2? Currently RH7. Is it possible > > this would put back whatever is missing? Would I preserver > > users, /home, /var /usr etc? > > > > Any other gotchas in an upgrade that I should watch out for? > > > > BTW I discovered that I can no longer write to the disk using > > SAMBA, well that is not quite right I can create new files > > but can't rename or overwrite others, actually that sounds > > like the problem that Sendmail has. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > > > Of Simon Bryan > > > Sent: Wednesday, 10 April 2002 1:46 PM > > > To: Tony Green; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Simon Bryan > > > Subject: RE: [SLUG] Sendmail woes > > > > > > > > > No luck so far, not doing anything wacky - not with Linux anyway > > > :-) that i > > > know of. popusers is the group used by the AUC IMAP server, > > but have > > > tried with all variations of the permissions and owners that I can > > > think of. Just went to sendmail and there are messages in > > the queue, I > > > clicked on send immediately and got the following output: > > > > > > sbryan... forward: > > /home/popusers/staff/sbryan/.forward.vortex: World > > > writable directory sbryan... forward: > > > /home/popusers/staff/sbryan/.forward: World writable directory > > > postmaster... aliased to root > > > root... aliased to sbryan > > > sbryan... forward: > > /home/popusers/staff/sbryan/.forward.vortex: World > > > writable directory > > > sbryan... forward: /home/popusers/staff/sbryan/.forward: > > World writable > > > directory > > > Can't create transcript file ./xfg3AEYcg10760: Permission denied > > > sbryan... Connecting to local... > > > sbryan... Can't create output > > > MAILER-DAEMON... aliased to postmaster > > > postmaster... aliased to root > > > root... aliased to sbryan > > > sbryan... forward: > > /home/popusers/staff/sbryan/.forward.vortex: World > > > writable directory > > > sbryan... forward: /home/popusers/staff/sbryan/.forward: > > World writable > > > directory > > > savemail: cannot save rejected email anywhere: No such file > > or directory > > > > > > > > > > > > Does that shed any light? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > > > Behalf Of Tony Green > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 10 April 2002 12:53 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: [SLUG] Sendmail woes > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 12:47, Simon Bryan wrote: > > > > > This is part of it, I ma sure you don't want it all!! > > > > > 3686403 4 drwxrwxrwx 2 root mail 4096 > > Apr 10 12:50 > > > > > /var/auc/spool/mail > > > > > 3686404 0 -rw------- 1 fclews popusers 0 > > Apr 10 12:02 > > > > > /var/auc/spool/mail/fclews > > > > > 3686405 0 -rw------- 1 downerj popusers 0 > > Apr 10 12:11 > > > > > /var/auc/spool/mail/downerj > > > > > 3686406 0 -rw------- 1 navarrm popusers 0 > > Apr 10 12:11 > > > > the mailboxes should have write access for group mail > > unless you're > > > > doing something wacky. > > > > > > > > Chgrp them to mail and change the perms to 660. > > > > > > > > TG > > > > -- > > > > Tony Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Tel : +61-(0)2-9500-9996 > > > > Mobile : +61-(0)4-2521-9996 > > > > GnuPG Key : 1024D/B5657C8B > > > > Key fingerprint = 9ED8 59CC C161 B857 462E 51E6 7DFB > > 465B B565 7C8B > > > > > > > > -- > > > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > > > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > > > > > > -- > > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - > http://slug.org.au/ More > > Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More > Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
