Incorrect password for Linux user even after changing it
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I am unable to log into a regular user account using a password, so I first change the password to something I know...
As root,
passwd theUser
put in the password: thepassword
it states it updates successfully
passwd: all authenication tokens updated successfully
I then can
su - theUser
and Im now this user..I try
su - theUser
it asks me for the password,I put in the one I just assigned to it and it fails with
su: incorrect password
I even try to ssh into the box with that user and the password still fails.
linux passwords user
edited Aug 24 '18 at 14:50
Chris Stryczynski
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asked Mar 4 '12 at 19:55
BillyCupsBillyCups
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I am unable to log into a regular user account using a password, so I first change the password to something I know...
As root,
passwd theUser
put in the password: thepassword
it states it updates successfully
passwd: all authenication tokens updated successfully
I then can
su - theUser
and Im now this user..I try
su - theUser
it asks me for the password,I put in the one I just assigned to it and it fails with
su: incorrect password
I even try to ssh into the box with that user and the password still fails.
linux passwords user
edited Aug 24 '18 at 14:50
Chris Stryczynski
1176
asked Mar 4 '12 at 19:55
BillyCupsBillyCups
8114
migrated from stackoverflow.com Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
This question came from our site for professional and enthusiast programmers.
Are you sure you're entering the same password each time? Copy-and-paste it, don't retype it.
– Keith Thompson
Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
what means "login fails"? Please be verbose here...
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:03
There is no /bin/false in the passwd file for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
"su: incorrect password" is suspicious, since su is not part of the normal login.
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:15
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:18
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show 4 more comments
I am unable to log into a regular user account using a password, so I first change the password to something I know...
As root,
passwd theUser
put in the password: thepassword
it states it updates successfully
passwd: all authenication tokens updated successfully
I then can
su - theUser
and Im now this user..I try
su - theUser
it asks me for the password,I put in the one I just assigned to it and it fails with
su: incorrect password
I even try to ssh into the box with that user and the password still fails.
linux passwords user
edited Aug 24 '18 at 14:50
Chris Stryczynski
1176
asked Mar 4 '12 at 19:55
BillyCupsBillyCups
8114
I am unable to log into a regular user account using a password, so I first change the password to something I know...
As root,
passwd theUser
put in the password: thepassword
it states it updates successfully
passwd: all authenication tokens updated successfully
I then can
su - theUser
and Im now this user..I try
su - theUser
it asks me for the password,I put in the one I just assigned to it and it fails with
su: incorrect password
I even try to ssh into the box with that user and the password still fails.
linux passwords user
linux passwords user
edited Aug 24 '18 at 14:50
Chris Stryczynski
1176
asked Mar 4 '12 at 19:55
BillyCupsBillyCups
8114
edited Aug 24 '18 at 14:50
Chris Stryczynski
1176
asked Mar 4 '12 at 19:55
BillyCupsBillyCups
8114
edited Aug 24 '18 at 14:50
Chris Stryczynski
1176
edited Aug 24 '18 at 14:50
Chris Stryczynski
1176
edited Aug 24 '18 at 14:50
Chris Stryczynski
1176
1176
asked Mar 4 '12 at 19:55
BillyCupsBillyCups
8114
asked Mar 4 '12 at 19:55
BillyCupsBillyCups
8114
asked Mar 4 '12 at 19:55
BillyCupsBillyCups
8114
8114
migrated from stackoverflow.com Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
This question came from our site for professional and enthusiast programmers.
migrated from stackoverflow.com Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
This question came from our site for professional and enthusiast programmers.
Are you sure you're entering the same password each time? Copy-and-paste it, don't retype it.
– Keith Thompson
Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
what means "login fails"? Please be verbose here...
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:03
There is no /bin/false in the passwd file for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
"su: incorrect password" is suspicious, since su is not part of the normal login.
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:15
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:18
|
show 4 more comments
Are you sure you're entering the same password each time? Copy-and-paste it, don't retype it.
– Keith Thompson
Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
what means "login fails"? Please be verbose here...
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:03
There is no /bin/false in the passwd file for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
"su: incorrect password" is suspicious, since su is not part of the normal login.
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:15
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:18
Are you sure you're entering the same password each time? Copy-and-paste it, don't retype it.
– Keith Thompson
Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
Are you sure you're entering the same password each time? Copy-and-paste it, don't retype it.
– Keith Thompson
Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
what means "login fails"? Please be verbose here...
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:03
what means "login fails"? Please be verbose here...
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:03
There is no /bin/false in the passwd file for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
There is no /bin/false in the passwd file for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
"su: incorrect password" is suspicious, since su is not part of the normal login.
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:15
"su: incorrect password" is suspicious, since su is not part of the normal login.
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:15
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:18
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:18
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There are several places to check.
/etc/passwd- maybe the user has not access to a "valid shell"; if the line corresponding to this user ends with/bin/false, then this user does not have access to the command-line shell/etc/hosts.allowand/etc/hosts.deny- access control/etc/ssh/sshd_config- ssh configuration/etc/security/access.conf- security setting/etc/pam.d/sshdand/etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac- PAM settings
Using ssh -vv for verbose output may help.
And a user reported that reinstalling ssh resolved his issue.
answered Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
J. BruniJ. Bruni
1355
There is no /bin/false in the passwd for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password"
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
Try a simple password, just as a test. Something like 'abc123'. Does it work? Do not copy/paste in this simple test.
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:07
I just tried qwer1234 as the password and still no luck :( I mean it supposedly sets the new password but still can't log in with it
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:09
I'd check/etc/ssh/sshd_config... related configs:PasswordAuthentication,UsePAM,KerberosAuthentication,AllowUsers...
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:14
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:19
|
show 12 more comments
On centos I had a user account that was 'locked' which I unlocked with the following:
faillock --user usernameGoesHere --reset
answered Aug 24 '18 at 14:24
Chris StryczynskiChris Stryczynski
1176
add a comment |
Based on the answer from Chris, I used this command on a similar issue, with success:
faillog --user usernameGoesHere --reset
answered Feb 5 at 9:54
Jacob Helbo KristensenJacob Helbo Kristensen
12
This is basically a copy of Chris' answer, but with even less explanation about the command. You probably had a good intention, but re-posting it isn't very helpful. If his answer worked for you, you should simply upvote his answer. =)
– Vinícius M
Feb 5 at 15:50
I would very much like to, but I am 14 points from having access to upvoting and 49 points from commenting his post. And yes my intention was good, so if someone could add my 2 cents to Chris' answer I wouldn't mind. I would hate if someone was in my situation, and didn't manage to discover faillog instead of faillock :)
– Jacob Helbo Kristensen
Feb 6 at 8:00
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There are several places to check.
/etc/passwd- maybe the user has not access to a "valid shell"; if the line corresponding to this user ends with/bin/false, then this user does not have access to the command-line shell/etc/hosts.allowand/etc/hosts.deny- access control/etc/ssh/sshd_config- ssh configuration/etc/security/access.conf- security setting/etc/pam.d/sshdand/etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac- PAM settings
Using ssh -vv for verbose output may help.
And a user reported that reinstalling ssh resolved his issue.
answered Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
J. BruniJ. Bruni
1355
There is no /bin/false in the passwd for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password"
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
Try a simple password, just as a test. Something like 'abc123'. Does it work? Do not copy/paste in this simple test.
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:07
I just tried qwer1234 as the password and still no luck :( I mean it supposedly sets the new password but still can't log in with it
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:09
I'd check/etc/ssh/sshd_config... related configs:PasswordAuthentication,UsePAM,KerberosAuthentication,AllowUsers...
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:14
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:19
|
show 12 more comments
There are several places to check.
/etc/passwd- maybe the user has not access to a "valid shell"; if the line corresponding to this user ends with/bin/false, then this user does not have access to the command-line shell/etc/hosts.allowand/etc/hosts.deny- access control/etc/ssh/sshd_config- ssh configuration/etc/security/access.conf- security setting/etc/pam.d/sshdand/etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac- PAM settings
Using ssh -vv for verbose output may help.
And a user reported that reinstalling ssh resolved his issue.
answered Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
J. BruniJ. Bruni
1355
There is no /bin/false in the passwd for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password"
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
Try a simple password, just as a test. Something like 'abc123'. Does it work? Do not copy/paste in this simple test.
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:07
I just tried qwer1234 as the password and still no luck :( I mean it supposedly sets the new password but still can't log in with it
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:09
I'd check/etc/ssh/sshd_config... related configs:PasswordAuthentication,UsePAM,KerberosAuthentication,AllowUsers...
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:14
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:19
|
show 12 more comments
There are several places to check.
/etc/passwd- maybe the user has not access to a "valid shell"; if the line corresponding to this user ends with/bin/false, then this user does not have access to the command-line shell/etc/hosts.allowand/etc/hosts.deny- access control/etc/ssh/sshd_config- ssh configuration/etc/security/access.conf- security setting/etc/pam.d/sshdand/etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac- PAM settings
Using ssh -vv for verbose output may help.
And a user reported that reinstalling ssh resolved his issue.
answered Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
J. BruniJ. Bruni
1355
There are several places to check.
/etc/passwd- maybe the user has not access to a "valid shell"; if the line corresponding to this user ends with/bin/false, then this user does not have access to the command-line shell/etc/hosts.allowand/etc/hosts.deny- access control/etc/ssh/sshd_config- ssh configuration/etc/security/access.conf- security setting/etc/pam.d/sshdand/etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac- PAM settings
Using ssh -vv for verbose output may help.
And a user reported that reinstalling ssh resolved his issue.
answered Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
J. BruniJ. Bruni
1355
edited Mar 4 '12 at 21:52
answered Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
J. BruniJ. Bruni
1355
answered Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
J. BruniJ. Bruni
1355
answered Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
J. BruniJ. Bruni
1355
1355
There is no /bin/false in the passwd for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password"
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
Try a simple password, just as a test. Something like 'abc123'. Does it work? Do not copy/paste in this simple test.
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:07
I just tried qwer1234 as the password and still no luck :( I mean it supposedly sets the new password but still can't log in with it
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:09
I'd check/etc/ssh/sshd_config... related configs:PasswordAuthentication,UsePAM,KerberosAuthentication,AllowUsers...
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:14
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:19
|
show 12 more comments
There is no /bin/false in the passwd for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password"
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
Try a simple password, just as a test. Something like 'abc123'. Does it work? Do not copy/paste in this simple test.
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:07
I just tried qwer1234 as the password and still no luck :( I mean it supposedly sets the new password but still can't log in with it
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:09
I'd check/etc/ssh/sshd_config... related configs:PasswordAuthentication,UsePAM,KerberosAuthentication,AllowUsers...
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:14
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:19
There is no /bin/false in the passwd for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password"
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
There is no /bin/false in the passwd for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password"
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
Try a simple password, just as a test. Something like 'abc123'. Does it work? Do not copy/paste in this simple test.
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:07
Try a simple password, just as a test. Something like 'abc123'. Does it work? Do not copy/paste in this simple test.
– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:07
I just tried qwer1234 as the password and still no luck :( I mean it supposedly sets the new password but still can't log in with it
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:09
I just tried qwer1234 as the password and still no luck :( I mean it supposedly sets the new password but still can't log in with it
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:09
I'd check
/etc/ssh/sshd_config... related configs: PasswordAuthentication, UsePAM, KerberosAuthentication, AllowUsers...– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:14
I'd check
/etc/ssh/sshd_config... related configs: PasswordAuthentication, UsePAM, KerberosAuthentication, AllowUsers...– J. Bruni
Mar 4 '12 at 20:14
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:19
something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:19
|
show 12 more comments
On centos I had a user account that was 'locked' which I unlocked with the following:
faillock --user usernameGoesHere --reset
answered Aug 24 '18 at 14:24
Chris StryczynskiChris Stryczynski
1176
add a comment |
On centos I had a user account that was 'locked' which I unlocked with the following:
faillock --user usernameGoesHere --reset
answered Aug 24 '18 at 14:24
Chris StryczynskiChris Stryczynski
1176
add a comment |
On centos I had a user account that was 'locked' which I unlocked with the following:
faillock --user usernameGoesHere --reset
answered Aug 24 '18 at 14:24
Chris StryczynskiChris Stryczynski
1176
On centos I had a user account that was 'locked' which I unlocked with the following:
faillock --user usernameGoesHere --reset
answered Aug 24 '18 at 14:24
Chris StryczynskiChris Stryczynski
1176
answered Aug 24 '18 at 14:24
Chris StryczynskiChris Stryczynski
1176
answered Aug 24 '18 at 14:24
Chris StryczynskiChris Stryczynski
1176
answered Aug 24 '18 at 14:24
Chris StryczynskiChris Stryczynski
1176
1176
add a comment |
add a comment |
Based on the answer from Chris, I used this command on a similar issue, with success:
faillog --user usernameGoesHere --reset
answered Feb 5 at 9:54
Jacob Helbo KristensenJacob Helbo Kristensen
12
This is basically a copy of Chris' answer, but with even less explanation about the command. You probably had a good intention, but re-posting it isn't very helpful. If his answer worked for you, you should simply upvote his answer. =)
– Vinícius M
Feb 5 at 15:50
I would very much like to, but I am 14 points from having access to upvoting and 49 points from commenting his post. And yes my intention was good, so if someone could add my 2 cents to Chris' answer I wouldn't mind. I would hate if someone was in my situation, and didn't manage to discover faillog instead of faillock :)
– Jacob Helbo Kristensen
Feb 6 at 8:00
add a comment |
Based on the answer from Chris, I used this command on a similar issue, with success:
faillog --user usernameGoesHere --reset
answered Feb 5 at 9:54
Jacob Helbo KristensenJacob Helbo Kristensen
12
This is basically a copy of Chris' answer, but with even less explanation about the command. You probably had a good intention, but re-posting it isn't very helpful. If his answer worked for you, you should simply upvote his answer. =)
– Vinícius M
Feb 5 at 15:50
I would very much like to, but I am 14 points from having access to upvoting and 49 points from commenting his post. And yes my intention was good, so if someone could add my 2 cents to Chris' answer I wouldn't mind. I would hate if someone was in my situation, and didn't manage to discover faillog instead of faillock :)
– Jacob Helbo Kristensen
Feb 6 at 8:00
add a comment |
Based on the answer from Chris, I used this command on a similar issue, with success:
faillog --user usernameGoesHere --reset
answered Feb 5 at 9:54
Jacob Helbo KristensenJacob Helbo Kristensen
12
Based on the answer from Chris, I used this command on a similar issue, with success:
faillog --user usernameGoesHere --reset
answered Feb 5 at 9:54
Jacob Helbo KristensenJacob Helbo Kristensen
12
answered Feb 5 at 9:54
Jacob Helbo KristensenJacob Helbo Kristensen
12
answered Feb 5 at 9:54
Jacob Helbo KristensenJacob Helbo Kristensen
12
answered Feb 5 at 9:54
Jacob Helbo KristensenJacob Helbo Kristensen
12
12
This is basically a copy of Chris' answer, but with even less explanation about the command. You probably had a good intention, but re-posting it isn't very helpful. If his answer worked for you, you should simply upvote his answer. =)
– Vinícius M
Feb 5 at 15:50
I would very much like to, but I am 14 points from having access to upvoting and 49 points from commenting his post. And yes my intention was good, so if someone could add my 2 cents to Chris' answer I wouldn't mind. I would hate if someone was in my situation, and didn't manage to discover faillog instead of faillock :)
– Jacob Helbo Kristensen
Feb 6 at 8:00
add a comment |
This is basically a copy of Chris' answer, but with even less explanation about the command. You probably had a good intention, but re-posting it isn't very helpful. If his answer worked for you, you should simply upvote his answer. =)
– Vinícius M
Feb 5 at 15:50
I would very much like to, but I am 14 points from having access to upvoting and 49 points from commenting his post. And yes my intention was good, so if someone could add my 2 cents to Chris' answer I wouldn't mind. I would hate if someone was in my situation, and didn't manage to discover faillog instead of faillock :)
– Jacob Helbo Kristensen
Feb 6 at 8:00
This is basically a copy of Chris' answer, but with even less explanation about the command. You probably had a good intention, but re-posting it isn't very helpful. If his answer worked for you, you should simply upvote his answer. =)
– Vinícius M
Feb 5 at 15:50
This is basically a copy of Chris' answer, but with even less explanation about the command. You probably had a good intention, but re-posting it isn't very helpful. If his answer worked for you, you should simply upvote his answer. =)
– Vinícius M
Feb 5 at 15:50
I would very much like to, but I am 14 points from having access to upvoting and 49 points from commenting his post. And yes my intention was good, so if someone could add my 2 cents to Chris' answer I wouldn't mind. I would hate if someone was in my situation, and didn't manage to discover faillog instead of faillock :)
– Jacob Helbo Kristensen
Feb 6 at 8:00
I would very much like to, but I am 14 points from having access to upvoting and 49 points from commenting his post. And yes my intention was good, so if someone could add my 2 cents to Chris' answer I wouldn't mind. I would hate if someone was in my situation, and didn't manage to discover faillog instead of faillock :)
– Jacob Helbo Kristensen
Feb 6 at 8:00
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Are you sure you're entering the same password each time? Copy-and-paste it, don't retype it.
– Keith Thompson
Mar 4 '12 at 19:59
what means "login fails"? Please be verbose here...
– Jörg Beyer
Mar 4 '12 at 20:03
There is no /bin/false in the passwd file for this user. I am cutting and pasting the password. the Logins fails with "su: incorrect password
– BillyCups
Mar 4 '12 at 20:05
"su: incorrect password" is suspicious, since su is not part of the normal login.
– Jörg Beyer
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something that is interesting.. If I ssh from another box to this server and put in the correct password.. it instantly returns with "Connection closed by 22.22.22.22"... if I try to ssh in and on purpose put the wrong password, it says "Permission denied, please try again" so it knows the what the right password is ..it just won't let me in..
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