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#1481 Must reset password every day.
I'm running Webmin 1.1 on RedHat 9, with vsFTPd. Every
day, the system seems to forget a user's password
(there's two users: root, and another, who has FTP
access). Once I go into Webmin, Users and Groups, and
reset the password (to the same password even) this
user can FTP again, until the next morning, where I
must go through the above steps again.
Thanks, glaiacona@aikencounty.net
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Sounds like the user's password expiry time is too short.
When you edit the user, make sure all the fields under
'Password Options' are cleared out.
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Far from closed.
My Expiry date is set to 28 Jan, 2005.
So, what it sounds like isn't what it is.
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Looks like I got the solution wrong ..
What appears in /var/log/secure or /var/log/authlog when one
of these locked users tries to login?
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I am also having the same problem but not for all users
only certain ones. There is nothing selected or entered in
the password options area. Yet passwords seem to expire or
become corrupt somehow.
Please help:(
I am using:
Webmin 1.260
Mail server: IMAP - dovecot
PHP - 4.3.11
Web server - Apache 2.0.53
This is a stock installation of Redhat Fedora Core 3, which
uses RPM.
Web server: Raid 5 windows 2003
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Additional information for my previous entry:
This is what I founf under /var/log/secure:
Aug 28 00:08:34 mail sshd[10775]: Failed password for
info_rt from ::ffff:89.32.189.36 port 2720 ssh2
I do not have /var/log/authlog log file.
Found this under /var/log/messages:
Aug 29 09:59:27 mail dovecot(pam_unix)[30279]:
authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser=
rhost= user=info_rt
Hope this helps.
Thank you,
John Glynn
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What does the info_rt user's line in the /etc/shadow file
contain? I suspect that some of the password expiry fields
are set..
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Hey JCAmeron,
Thank you for the quick response. I do not have
a /etc/shadow log file in systm logs. Is that something I
can set up with the "Add a new system log?" link?
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Additional information for my previous entry:
I added a /etc/shadow log file but I do not think it helps
because I did not have one setup before the problem with
info_rt. Anyway to make it back pedal, so to speak? :)
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No, you definately don't want to log to /etc/shadow ..
Instead, I wanted to see the output of the following command
run as root at the shell prompt :
grep info_rt /etc/shadow
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Hey Jamie,
Do you mean this?
info_rt:$1$56862741
$HOLEn4gpbfcREg/ItYA.O.:13389:0:999999:7:::
Is that helpful?
Thanks,
John
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Try editing /etc/shadow, and changing the line for info_rt
to read :
info_rt:$1$56862741$HOLEn4gpbfcREg/ItYA.O.:::::::
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Thank you for these quick responses Jamie!
I have about dozens of accounts that are behaving this
way. I was using info_rt as 1 example. Do I make a
similar change to all of them (I am guessing not). I do
not understand the change you are recommending. Any chance
of further explanation?
Again, thank you for your help in this.
John
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I would recommend testing with the info_rt user first, and
if it works making a similar change to all of them in
/etc/shadow. This change turns off all password expiry
settings, which myst have been the cause of your problem..
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Additional information for my previous entry:
I understand what the 0 7 and 999999 are but not the 13389
in $1$56862741$HOLEn4gpbfcREg/ItYA.O.:13389:0:999999:7:::
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The 13389 is the date on which the password was last
changed, in days since Jan 1st 1970.
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Sorry to bother you. I just had this happen again(user's
pasword changes "on it's own"). I checked the shadow log
and here is what I get:
alex:$1$58000841$GEdZANwou6hvdhN9f/lGh0:13402::::::
This is freaking me out...
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So this 'alex' user cannot login? That shadow line shouldn't
stop him, as there is no maximum days limit in there..
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I know, and yet it said that his password failed.
:(
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It sounds like his password got changed, rather than it
expiring. Did he change it, perhaps using Webmin or the
passwd command?
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He swears he did not. He uses outlook and suddenly it
failed. But if nothing else rings a bell with you then
maybe I should give it some time and see what happens.
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I can't see how it could get magically changed like that,
sorry..
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Me neither. Thanks for your responses. I will post again
if it happens again.
Thanks again,
John