[BlueOnyx:09829] Re: PAM problem on 5106R?

[Gerald Waugh]

On 03/19/2012 11:29 AM, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet wrote:
> We have a customer server that is exhibiting a strange behavior.  It 
> will allow SSH as admin, but will not allow su - to obtain root.  We get 
> a permission denied.
> 
> We can get in as root if the appropriate option is ticked in the BX GUI. 
>   It's not a password problem.
> 
> I have even tried SSH as root, su admin, then su - again and the same 
> problem occurs.
> 
> We show these entries in /var/log/secure:
> --------------
> Mar 19 16:19:11 dedicated40 su[25717]: pam_unix(su-l:auth): 
> authentication failure; logname=root uid=500 euid=500 tty=pts/1 
> ruser=admin rhost=  user=root
> 
> Mar 19 16:19:11 dedicated40 pam_abl[25717]: Permission denied (13) while 
> opening or creating database
> 
> Mar 19 16:19:15 dedicated40 su: pam_unix(su:session): session closed for 
> user admin
> --------------
> 
> Has anyone else experienced this?  Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks!

Have you checked pam_abl in the GUI
Server Management -> Security -> Failed Logins

-- 
Gerald