[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#447237: login bug with kernel >2.6.22.2

[Nicolas François]

Hello,

On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 11:51:38AM +0200, Tobias Vogel wrote:
> Package: login
> Version: 1:4.0.18.1-11
> 
> Problem with login with kernel-versions higher than 2.6.22.2 (vanilla).
> When there is one user logged in, it is not possible to log in as a
> second user, neither as a regular user nor as root. It just hangs after
> the password-prompt.
> 
> $ su -
> $ Password:
> 
> 
> 
> I am using Debian lenny, kernel 2.6.22.9

I really doubt this is a bug in the kernel or in Lenny's login.

Can you still reproduce it.

Can you check your pam configuration (more precisely check any maxlogins
set in /etc/security/limits.conf).

Best Regards,
-- 
Nekral