pam_start() failed, error 26

mvr707 · 01-20-2008, 03:42 PM

I am having issues with booting up ubuntu 7.10 - it hangs after ubuntu logo comes up.

However, I am able to boot it in single user mode, connect to network.

# passwd
passwd: pam_start() failed, error 26

This, I suspect is the root cause of the bootup failure.

Any insight into how this can be fixed?

Thanks,
Ramana

BASHCuresCancer · 01-21-2008, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mvr707

# passwd
passwd: pam_start() failed, error 26

What is the output of:

Code:

ldd /usr/bin/passwd

And:

Code:

ls -l /lib/libpam.*