[Logcheck-devel] Bug#280125: marked as done (pam fails on su logcheck command in the crontab)

Thu Nov 11 21:18:13 UTC 2004

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Subject: pam fails on su logcheck command in the crontab
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Package: logcheck
Version: 1.2.28
Severity: minor

logcheck installs the following line (or similar) in the root crontab:
2 * * * *      if [ -x /usr/sbin/logcheck ]; then su -s /bin/bash -c =
"nice -n10 /usr/sbin/logcheck" logcheck; fi

However, su reports pam authentication error (mailed to root):
su: Authentication service cannot retrieve authentication info.
(Ignored)

The problem is that the installation script of logcheck, when creating =
the user "logcheck" did not create the corresponding entry in =
/etc/shadow

An entry in /etc/shadow like this would fix it:
logcheck:!:12729:0:99999:7:::

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Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:03:13 +0100
From: maks attems <debian at sternwelten.at>
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Subject: Re: Bug#280125: [Logcheck-devel] Bug#280125: pam fails on su logcheck command in the crontab
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Pawel Konieczny wrote:

> I have retested the installation and removal of logcheck sereval times.  There is no trace of any irregularities (also no /var/log issue anymore).  There was probably something wrong with my past installation.  Please close my report.

/me prefers working logcheck.
ok thanks anyway for feedback and double-check.
closing this bugreport. feel free to open another one,
if you find other issues.

regards maks