KDE login problem

nixnoobie · 06-05-2003, 10:35 AM

Ugh another problem. I reinstalled slack after almost overcoming the kernel problem i posted about earlier.

when i try to log into KDE, i get this error message

"Your login shell is not listed in /etc/shells"

Everything looks fine in that file. i was able to login into KDE before i reinstaled.. and i didnt install it any different this time. Any hints ? Thank you

nixnoobie · 06-05-2003, 10:47 AM

ok nevermind i fixed it. shell wasnt listed in /etc/passwd
yah sorry for worthless post.. mods u can delete this now

SML · 03-19-2004, 08:02 PM

Could someone please clarify exactly how you modify the /etc/passwd?

I have the same problem as the original post below.

Thanks.

Feciman · 09-17-2004, 03:09 PM

I had this same problem too. The original poster gave me the idea of how to fix it by mentioning the passwd file. What i had to do is open up passwd and find the username that couldn't log in. His default shell was /bin/sh, but /bin/sh wasn't listed in /etc/shells so i just added "/bin/sh" to the shells file.