Problem logging on to HP-UX 9000 L2000

[Evella Dawson]

My OS is HP-UX-11 on L2000 box. I have installed Oracle8i(version 8.1.7). I was in the process of creating my second database,when I received a message that I didnot have permssion to the /etc/oratab file. The creation of the database was aborted. I logged off the system. When I tried to log back on via telnet, the following message appeared: no shell,then the system drops the connection. The OS will only allow root to log on. I am the DBA,can you help me. My SA did not know where to look for the answer.

[Joseph C. Denman]

Evella,

Check the permissions on the users home directory. ie /home/oracle

I would bet they are incorrect.

...jcd...

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

Have your SA verify that a valid shell is specified for *your* account in /etc/passwd.

The seventh field should be '/usr/bin/sh'.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Joseph C. Denman]

Oh...

To find the home dir

cat /etc/passwd | grep theuser | cut -f6 -d:

...jcd...

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi Evella,

You need to look at /etc/passwd file entry. Ask your SA to see if anything has been changed since then. Sometimes it happens when people mess around with password files manually and a single entry splits into two lines.

Also ask him/her to look at the /home permissions if it is happening to all the users. It should be 755. If it is happening only to you, check your home directory permissions.

One another thing is about the permissions on the shells. /usr/bin/ksh,/usr/bin/sh,/sbin/sh etc.,


-Sri

[Evella Dawson]

The permission for /home/oracle is 775.

verification has been made my account in the /etc/passwd.

It appears that no other user on the system is able to log on. ONLY ROOT is allowed. My SA tried using his account, my account, oracle, etc. All have 775 or 777 permission.

[Joseph C. Denman]

Check the perms on /etc/passwd...should be 444. Also check perms on the shell's...should be 555

Keep us posted.

...jcd...

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Evella:

Check permissions on /usr and /usr/bin. These directories should be 555.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Joseph C. Denman]

Evella,

Also check /home...should be 755.

...jcd...

[James A. Donovan]

If only root is allowed to login, check for the existance of an /etc/nologin file. If it exists, delete it.

...another thread with some ideas on the topic of locking out all users except root...

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x6e7406295e00d6118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html