Subject: Re: Mac won't login
From: Marc Miller (itlm019@mailbox.ucdavis.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 25 2000 - 18:18:46 EDT
Or it could say it's trying to validate using a protocol you're not
using. Kerberos, for example. That would at least give you a place to
start.
On Sat, 26 Aug 2000, Matthew Geier wrote:
> "Marc J. Miller" wrote:
> >
> > Check the log. It should provide a hint as to why the login was denied.
>
> Probably will say 'incorrect password' !
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <AOLShopGAM@aol.com>
> > To: <netatalk-admins@umich.edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 5:49 PM
> > Subject: Mac won't login
> >
> > > When trying to login to the Mandrake server, it keeps coming up with
> > invalid
> > > password. I have included Kerberos 4 and AFS into the compilation of
> > > Netatalk. Shadow passwords was enabled in the Makefile when I compiled
> > it.
>
> > > no caps. I have RTFMed until I have a headache. I am sure I have
> > overlooked
> > > something easy/simple. Any ideas out there?
>
>
> Define PAM. Mandrake is basicly a RedHat distribution, however one
> thing to note is that the password file is MD5 hashed, not the
> traditional DES 'crypt'.
> The usual 'shadow' password libraries seem to only work with the DES
> password hash. Had this happen to a friend recently who intalled
> NetAtalk for the sole reason of getting files off his wifes old Mac
> Laptop. First pass couldn't login. Recompiled with PAM defined. Worked
> as long as the passwords were less than 8 long. (With the cleartext UAM,
> I guess longer ones would have worked with DHX)
>
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