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/bin/login: error while loading shared libraries: libpam.so.0?

Hi all,

I am using Slackware 12.2 at runlevel 4. I cannot login when switch to runlevel 1 or runlevel 3. After typing username and password, the following error appear:

Quote:

(I don't remember the above blanks because I didn't take note)

and login prompt appear again.

Looking at /var/log/secure:

Quote:

Aug 31 09:44:43 localhost login: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_cracklib.so): /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Aug 31 09:44:43 localhost login: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so

The reason is I installed Linux-PAM before and lack of pam_cracklib.so (don't know why). Uninstall it (Linux-PAM) and try switch to runlevel 1 with "telinit 1" again but I still cannot login. After type the username I got:

Quote:

/bin/login: error while loading shared libraries: libpam.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

and login prompt appear again.

How do I completely uninstall PAM on Slack and be able login to single-user mode (or runlevel 3)?

Thanks in advance.

You just learned an important lesson. :-)

You'll need to boot the installer, mount it to /cdrom, mount the installed system to /mnt, and then do this:

Code:

ROOT=/mnt upgradepkg /cdrom/.../shadow-4.0.3-*.t?z

Quote:

Originally Posted by rworkman (Post 3663483)

You just learned an important lesson. :-)

You'll need to boot the installer, mount it to /cdrom, mount the installed system to /mnt, and then do this:

Code:

ROOT=/mnt upgradepkg /cdrom/.../shadow-4.0.3-*.t?z

I understand what you mean but notice that I am still able to login to runlevel 4 (GUI) normally.

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Edited: Thank you. I tried upgrading shadow package with --reinstall option from CD-ROM and now I am able to login single-user mode.

But, I don't understand the differences in shadow package's effects when running at runlevel 4 and runlevel 1?

The graphical desktop managers don't use /bin/login directly.