Re: [webmin-l] usermin error 500

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 9/May/2006 04:03 Obantec Support wrote ..
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jamie Cameron" <jca...@we...>
> To: <web...@li...>
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 7:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [webmin-l] usermin error 500
> 
> 
> > On 8/May/2006 13:40 Obantec Support wrote ..
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > i have 1 user who reports he cannot access usermin
> > >
> > > he sees the login page , enters his details but gets error 500 back.
> > >
> > > my logs show
> > >
> > > "May  8 17:27:04 proteus2 usermin(pam_unix)[7476]: authentication
> failure;
> > > logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=  user=sheffiel"
> > >
> > > where sheffiel is the user in question. non of my other users report
> a
> > > problem, and i can login via webmin to his usermin account.
> >
> > Are you sure he is logging in with the correct password? And that his
> password
> > hasn't expired?
> >
> >  - Jamie
> >
> 
> Hi Jamie
> 
> yes he is using same password as i use to get in. only error i have ever
> seen usermin throw up is 403 after around 5 attempts with mixed passwords.

Check in Webmin in the Users and Groups module to make sure that his 'Expiry date'
and 'Maximum days' and 'Inactive days' are all empty. These can prevent logins if
set incorrectly..

Also, can this user login via SSH or FTP?

 - Jamie