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On Sun, Dec 23, 2007 at 08:50:45AM -0800, Jyotishmaan Ray wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I had been trying repeatedly to log in from the console in my ldap server machine, but i could not log on to the ldap server machine successfully. Everytime i tried to log on, it popped-up with three dialog boxes one after another showing the messages as shown below inlcuded in double quotes:
looks like you have your authentication working better than before
>
>
> The first pop-up dialog box displayed the following messages in it:-
>
> "Your home directory is listed as :'home/jmaan' but it does not
> appear to exist. Do you want to log in with the / (root) directory...... " with YES and NO buttons.
>
> After clicking on the YES button, the second pop-up window displayed the following messages:-"User's
> $HOME/.dmrc file is being ignored. This prevents the default session
> and language from being saved. File should be owned by user and have
> 644 permissions...."
>
> After clicking on the OK button, the third box has shown the following lines :-
> "Your
> session only lasted less than 10 seconds. If you have not logged out
> yourself, this could mean some installtion problem or that you may be
> out of disk space. Try logging in with one of the failsafe sessions to
> see if you can fix this problem." It had also a check box associated with a combo box with a many messages as listed below:
>
> The chk box was ticked and had a label displaying "View Details (~/.session-errors file).
>
> When i clicked on the pull down combo box to vew the inside messages, i saw the following as i have noted down, while trying to log as "jmaan" through the console:-
>
> localuser:jmaan being added to access control list
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Desktop
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Download
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Public
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Documents
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Music
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Pictures
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Videos
>
> -bin/bash: /home/jmaan/.bash_profile: Permission denied.
> (gnome-session:23626): libgnomevfs-WARNING**: Unable to create ~/.gnome2 directory:Permission denied Could not create per user. gnome configuration directory '/home/jmaan/.gnome2/':Permission
> deniedtry logging via the text console not gdm.
look at ls -l /home
see if jmaan has permission (rwx) to /home/jmaan
>
> However, i could successfully log in to my server machine using ssh as shown below with an error message.
>
> [root@authdns ~]# ssh localhost -l jmaan
> jmaan@localhost's password:
> Last login: Sun Dec 23 21:36:41 2007 from localhost.localdomain
> Could not chdir to home directory /home/jmaan: Permission denied
> -bash: /home/jmaan/.bash_profile: Permission denied
> -bash-3.2$
>
> Now why did i get this permission denied message.you, jmaan, does have permission to /home/jmaan
>
> Once again the /var/log/messages logged, while i had been trying to log in as "jmaan" are shown as below for your reference.
>
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): starting (version 2.18.0.1), pid 25209 user 'jmaan'
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to load source "xml:readwrite:/home/jmaan/.gconf": Failed: Could not make directory `/home/jmaan/.gconf': Permission denied
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 1
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): None of the resolved addresses are writable; saving configuration settings will not be possible
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): No writable config sources successfully resolved, may not be able to save some configuration changes
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Unable to open saved state file '/home/jmaan/.gconfd/saved_state': Permission denied
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to open saved state file: Failed: Failed to open gconfd logfile; won't be able to restore listeners after gconfd shutdown (Permission denied)
> Dec 23 22:04:02 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to open saved state file: Failed: Failed to open gconfd logfile; won't be able to restore listeners after gconfd shutdown (Permission denied)
> Dec 23 22:04:02 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to log addition of listener gnome-session (Failed: Failed to open gconfd logfile; won't be able to restore listeners after gconfd shutdown (Permission denied));will not be able to restore this listener on gconfd restart, resulting in unreliable notification of configuration changes.
> Dec 23 22:04:31 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to open saved state file: Failed: Failed to open gconfd logfile; won't be able to restore listeners after gconfd shutdown (Permission denied)
> Dec 23 22:04:31 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to open saved state file: Failed: Failed to open gconfd logfile; won't be able to restore listeners after gconfd shutdown (Permission denied)
> Dec 23 22:04:31 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): GConf server is not in use, shutting down.
> Dec 23 22:04:31 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Could not open saved state file '/home/jmaan/.gconfd/saved_state.tmp' for writing: Permission denied
> Dec 23 22:04:31 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Exiting
>
>
> Can any body let me know, how tom resolve these issues of permission denied ?think it is fairly obvious, you don't have permission
>
> Once this has been solved, i am sure i will be able to log in thorigh the console and authentication too would be successful.
>
> One more thing, can any one let me know if the authroization in lunux oz is done locally ? (not so clear)
>
> Excuse, me plz for asking a few questions altogether!! as i am a new bie in linux and opendlap!!
>
> Regards,
> Jyotishmaan
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> Hi all,
>
> I had been trying repeatedly to log in from the console in my ldap server machine, but i could not log on to the ldap server machine successfully. Everytime i tried to log on, it popped-up with three dialog boxes one after another showing the messages as shown below inlcuded in double quotes:
looks like you have your authentication working better than before
>
>
> The first pop-up dialog box displayed the following messages in it:-
>
> "Your home directory is listed as :'home/jmaan' but it does not
> appear to exist. Do you want to log in with the / (root) directory...... " with YES and NO buttons.
>
> After clicking on the YES button, the second pop-up window displayed the following messages:-"User's
> $HOME/.dmrc file is being ignored. This prevents the default session
> and language from being saved. File should be owned by user and have
> 644 permissions...."
>
> After clicking on the OK button, the third box has shown the following lines :-
> "Your
> session only lasted less than 10 seconds. If you have not logged out
> yourself, this could mean some installtion problem or that you may be
> out of disk space. Try logging in with one of the failsafe sessions to
> see if you can fix this problem." It had also a check box associated with a combo box with a many messages as listed below:
>
> The chk box was ticked and had a label displaying "View Details (~/.session-errors file).
>
> When i clicked on the pull down combo box to vew the inside messages, i saw the following as i have noted down, while trying to log as "jmaan" through the console:-
>
> localuser:jmaan being added to access control list
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Desktop
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Download
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Public
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Documents
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Music
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Pictures
> cann't create dir /home/jmaan/Videos
>
> -bin/bash: /home/jmaan/.bash_profile: Permission denied.
> (gnome-session:23626): libgnomevfs-WARNING**: Unable to create ~/.gnome2 directory:Permission denied Could not create per user. gnome configuration directory '/home/jmaan/.gnome2/':Permission
> denied
look at ls -l /home
see if jmaan has permission (rwx) to /home/jmaan
>
> However, i could successfully log in to my server machine using ssh as shown below with an error message.
>
> [root@authdns ~]# ssh localhost -l jmaan
> jmaan@localhost's password:
> Last login: Sun Dec 23 21:36:41 2007 from localhost.localdomain
> Could not chdir to home directory /home/jmaan: Permission denied
> -bash: /home/jmaan/.bash_profile: Permission denied
> -bash-3.2$
>
> Now why did i get this permission denied message.
>
> Once again the /var/log/messages logged, while i had been trying to log in as "jmaan" are shown as below for your reference.
>
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): starting (version 2.18.0.1), pid 25209 user 'jmaan'
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to load source "xml:readwrite:/home/jmaan/.gconf": Failed: Could not make directory `/home/jmaan/.gconf': Permission denied
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 1
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): None of the resolved addresses are writable; saving configuration settings will not be possible
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): No writable config sources successfully resolved, may not be able to save some configuration changes
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Unable to open saved state file '/home/jmaan/.gconfd/saved_state': Permission denied
> Dec 23 22:04:01 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to open saved state file: Failed: Failed to open gconfd logfile; won't be able to restore listeners after gconfd shutdown (Permission denied)
> Dec 23 22:04:02 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to open saved state file: Failed: Failed to open gconfd logfile; won't be able to restore listeners after gconfd shutdown (Permission denied)
> Dec 23 22:04:02 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to log addition of listener gnome-session (Failed: Failed to open gconfd logfile; won't be able to restore listeners after gconfd shutdown (Permission denied));will not be able to restore this listener on gconfd restart, resulting in unreliable notification of configuration changes.
> Dec 23 22:04:31 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to open saved state file: Failed: Failed to open gconfd logfile; won't be able to restore listeners after gconfd shutdown (Permission denied)
> Dec 23 22:04:31 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Failed to open saved state file: Failed: Failed to open gconfd logfile; won't be able to restore listeners after gconfd shutdown (Permission denied)
> Dec 23 22:04:31 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): GConf server is not in use, shutting down.
> Dec 23 22:04:31 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Could not open saved state file '/home/jmaan/.gconfd/saved_state.tmp' for writing: Permission denied
> Dec 23 22:04:31 authdns gconfd (jmaan-25209): Exiting
>
>
> Can any body let me know, how tom resolve these issues of permission denied ?
>
> Once this has been solved, i am sure i will be able to log in thorigh the console and authentication too would be successful.
>
> One more thing, can any one let me know if the authroization in lunux oz is done locally ? (not so clear)
>
> Excuse, me plz for asking a few questions altogether!! as i am a new bie in linux and opendlap!!
>
> Regards,
> Jyotishmaan
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________________
> Looking for last minute shopping deals?
> Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
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