gentoo server root authentication

jhon · n00b Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 6

Hello

I setup a new server gentoo but when i logon from root i have this message

(Authentication service cannot retrive authentication info)

i tried to boot fro cd and i make chroot , i setup a new password for root

but i have always the some problems.

help if anybody have answer for that.

thanks

mardicas · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject:

The 'compat' option might not work anymore.

jhon · n00b Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 6

thanks for your help , but nothing change
this my config files /etc/nsswitch.conf

#passwd: compat
#shadow: compat
#group: compat
#passwd: files ldap
#shadow: files ldap
#group: files ldap

passwd: files nis
shadow: files nis
group: files nis

hosts: files dns
networks: files dns

services: db files
protocols: db files
rpc: db files
ethers: db files
netmasks: files
netgroup: files

bootparams: files

automount: files
aliases: files

thanks

JeroenV · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject:

do you have a non-standard (e.g. german/french/...) keyboard :?:

It could be that the keyboard configuration in your chroot during installation was different from the one that you booted into, and therefore you may be typing actually different passwords....
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mardicas · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:57 am Post subject:

Try changing the password to a number combination ;-)

see if it works then.

This layout thing can be as annoying as numlock on laptops...
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jhon · n00b Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 6

hi thanks for your help,

but my password root 123456