Bug 71488

Summary:	sys-libs/pam does not allow login due to a missing config file
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	postmodern <brodigan>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	PPC
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description postmodern 2004-11-16 21:32:57 UTC

sys-libs/pam does not allow login due to a missing config file. The follow error message was pulled from /var/log/auth.log.

Nov 16 20:38:20 localhost login[4783]: PAM _pam_init_handlers: no default config /etc/pam.d/other
Nov 16 20:38:20 localhost login[4783]: PAM error reading PAM configuration file
Nov 16 20:38:20 localhost login[4783]: PAM pam_start: failed to initialize handlers
Nov 16 20:38:20 localhost login[4783]: Couldn't initialize PAM: Critical error - immediate abort


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. install stage3 2004.3 ppc
2. login as an existing user
3.

Actual Results:  
Error message on console "Couldn't initialize PAM: Critical error - immediate
abort" and inability to login.

Expected Results:  
successful login.

Comment 1 Tony Vroon (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-11-16 23:34:50 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 71487 ***

Comment 2 postmodern 2004-11-16 23:37:07 UTC

Oops some one hit refresh, sorry dawgs.