Bug 1213149

Summary:	pam_unix(gdm-password:auth): auth could not identify password for new pam module
Product:	[openSUSE] openSUSE Tumbleweed	Reporter:	David Mulder <david.mulder>
Component:	Basesystem	Assignee:	E-mail List <screening-team-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID	QA Contact:	E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity:	Normal
Priority:	P5 - None
Version:	Current
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Description David Mulder 2023-07-07 19:25:29 UTC

I'm working on a new pam module (and nss) for a project on the samba team (github.com/openSUSE/himmelblau). I'm encountering an error I don't understand when trying to authenticate via either gdm or console.

Jul 07 13:08:25 localhost.localdomain gdm-password][5159]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
Jul 07 13:08:25 localhost.localdomain gdm-password][5159]: gkr-pam: stashed password to try later in open session
Jul 07 13:08:26 localhost.localdomain unix_chkpwd[5165]: could not obtain user info (tux@dmuldersuse.onmicrosoft.com)

I wrote a simple python script to call pam, and I verified that pam authentication is successful. Also, I can call getent and fetch user and group info without problem. Why is unix_chkpwd rejecting the authentication that pam approved?

Comment 1 David Mulder 2023-07-07 19:33:35 UTC

Just realized this was due to pam account wasn't configured (and pam_unix account was required).