"error: Could not get shadow information for NOUSER" - Revision history

Hutch at 14:55, 22 August 2008

Hutch — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:55:22 GMT

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	When a user entered his correct password on a Solaris 8 2/04 SPARC system running OpenSSH 4.7, he was unable to login. syslog logged the following error:		When a user entered his correct password on a Solaris 8 2/04 SPARC system running OpenSSH 4.7, he was unable to login. syslog logged the following error:
-	Aug 22 09:45:37 hostname sshd[2319]: [ID 800047 auth.error] error: Could not get shadow information for NOUSER	+	Aug 22 09:45:37 hostname sshd[2319]: [ID 800047 auth.error] error: '''Could not get shadow information for NOUSER'''

	Running '''pwck''' showed the problem.		Running '''pwck''' showed the problem.

Hutch at 14:55, 22 August 2008

Hutch — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:55:07 GMT

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	'''Optional shell file not found'''		'''Optional shell file not found'''

-	In this case, the user's default shell ('''/bin/tcsh+''') did not exist on the system. Changing the default shell The "Login directory not found" is not a critical error.	+	In this case, the user's default shell ('''/bin/tcsh+''') did not exist on the system. Changing the default shell to a valid shell (or installing the missing shell) fixed the problem.
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		+	The "Login directory not found" is not a critical error; users are able to login without a valid home directory (they will be placed in '''/''').

Hutch: New page: When a user entered his correct password on a Solaris 8 2/04 SPARC system running OpenSSH 4.7, he was unable to login. syslog logged the following error: Aug 22 09:45:37 hostname sshd[231...

Hutch — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:54:07 GMT

New page: When a user entered his correct password on a Solaris 8 2/04 SPARC system running OpenSSH 4.7, he was unable to login. syslog logged the following error: Aug 22 09:45:37 hostname sshd[231...

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When a user entered his correct password on a Solaris 8 2/04 SPARC system running OpenSSH 4.7, he was unable to login. syslog logged the following error:
Aug 22 09:45:37 hostname sshd[2319]: [ID 800047 auth.error] error: Could not get shadow information for NOUSER

Running '''pwck''' showed the problem.
$ '''pwck'''
user:x:2203:14:User Name:/home/user:/bin/tcsh+
Login directory not found
'''Optional shell file not found'''

In this case, the user's default shell ('''/bin/tcsh+''') did not exist on the system. Changing the default shell The "Login directory not found" is not a critical error.