no login to any user except root

[AKSHAY.DANAK]

AS2100, 5.1A server.
Following is the error encountered with attempt to login into the system with other user name.
su -compaq
error: no shell.
Action taken: tried creating a new user and logging in. But same error .
tried giving root previledges to user, but still same error.

Please help someone.

Regards,
Akshay.Danak

[Ralf Puchner]

Why not simple reading the error message?

error: no shell

this means: the login process can not find the shell specified! So please check existence and protection of the shell specified!

Btw. a simple search within the forum point you to the right answer!

[Venkatesh BL]

What is the exact error that you get?

Do you have the updated licenses?

[Joerg Schulenburg]

make a (grep compaq /etc/passwd) and look at the shell.
If its like compaq:x:1001:100:compaq:/home/compaq:/bin/bash
than check its existence with ls -l /bin/bash.
Its probably not executable.
If its like
compaq:x:1001:100:compaq:/home/compaq:
shell is missing, add /bin/sh using dxaccounts.
Compare with
grep root /etc/passwd

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi,
su -compaq
this should result in the error illegal option because of the missing space.

greetings,

Michael

[Bruce Gingrich]

It may be as simple as the permissions on "/" have changed. Change to 755