[Lunar-bugs] [Lunar Linux 0000077]: su missing configuration

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<http://bugs.lunar-linux.org/view.php?id=77> 
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Reported By:                couannette
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    Lunar Linux
Issue ID:                   77
Category:                   theedge
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
Moonbase Version:           2006MMDD.NN
Core Tools:                 Theedge
Core Tools Version:         2006MMDD
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Date Submitted:             04-01-2006 11:55 UTC
Last Modified:              04-08-2006 14:43 UTC
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Summary:                    su missing configuration
Description: 
su is missing a configuration file.

No way to use strace with su:

strace -o /tmp/su.log -f su -
su : pam_start : erreur 26

lvu from reveils where do su come from :
root at eana ~ # lvu from /bin/su
...
shadow:/bin/su
...

Here is the lvu info coreutils (lvu info is a great feature!!!!):
root at eana ~ # lvu info coreutils 
General Module Info
  Name:          coreutils
  Description:   contains latest sh-utils, textutils and fileutils
  Website:       http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
  Lunar Version: 5.94
  Last Updated:  20060215
  Section:       utils
  Restrictions:  sustained 

Installation Info
  Installed Version: 5.94
  Last compile time: 2m20s
  Approx. Size:      13492KB
  Files Installed:   262

Module Activity History
  20040625-18:07:35     lin     coreutils       5.2.1   success
  20050506-20:34:23     lrm     coreutils       5.2.1   success
  20050506-20:34:33     lin     coreutils       5.2.1   success
  20051121-21:13:56     lrm     coreutils       5.2.1   success
  20051121-21:14:09     lin     coreutils       5.93    success
  20060311-10:31:13     lrm     coreutils       5.93    success
  20060311-10:31:32     lin     coreutils       5.94    success

(On 24/06/2004 I lost my /var/log/lunar/activity that was created in
November 2002 ;)....)

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 couannette - 04-07-06 06:14 
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to me the problem was solve by deleting
/etc/login.defs and reinstalling lin -rc shadow

(e_timotei at yahoo.com to the Lunar ML)

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 couannette - 04-07-06 06:15 
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I tried lin -rc shadow without deleting /etc/login.defs but it didn't help.

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 sofar - 04-08-06 05:08 
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COUANETTE - MON DIEU - SIL TE PLAIT DONNEZ LES ERREURS EN ENGLAIS!!!

LC_ALL=C su - .....


We don't all speak french - comprends???

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 couannette - 04-08-06 14:43 
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michel at eana ~ $ LANG=C su -
Password: 
configuration error - unknown item 'FAILLOG_ENAB' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'LASTLOG_ENAB' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'MAIL_CHECK_ENAB' (notify
administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB' (notify
administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB' (notify
administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'QUOTAS_ENAB' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'MOTD_FILE' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'FTMP_FILE' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'NOLOGINS_FILE' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'NOLOGIN_STR' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'ENV_HZ' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'PASS_MIN_LEN' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'SU_WHEEL_ONLY' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'CRACKLIB_DICTPATH' (notify
administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'PASS_CHANGE_TRIES' (notify
administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'PASS_ALWAYS_WARN' (notify
administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'CHFN_AUTH' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'ENVIRON_FILE' (notify administrator)

Issue History
Date Modified  Username       Field                    Change              
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04-01-06 11:55 couannette     New Issue                                    
04-01-06 11:55 couannette     Moonbase Version          => 2006MMDD.NN     
04-01-06 11:55 couannette     Core Tools                => Theedge         
04-01-06 11:55 couannette     Core Tools Version        => 2006MMDD        
04-01-06 11:57 couannette     File Added: coreutils.install                    
04-01-06 11:59 couannette     File Added: coreutils.install.html                
   
04-07-06 06:14 couannette     Note Added: 0000162                          
04-07-06 06:15 couannette     Note Added: 0000163                          
04-08-06 05:08 sofar          Note Added: 0000164                          
04-08-06 05:09 sofar          Assigned To              sofar =>            
04-08-06 14:43 couannette     Note Added: 0000165                          
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