stuck and loop after login in with root, can not input password

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lennonmwy
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stuck and loop after login in with root, can not input password

Post by lennonmwy » 2019/05/21 04:23:43

Our server lost lib64 for some reason, It can't startup. So I add a softlink for lib64 using a ubuntu usb system.
Then our server can start, but when I login, It stuck several seconds after I input any username. Then flash and return the "login:". I can't get the "passwd:"
I don't have the graphic environment. Only the command line.
Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks a lot!

aks
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Re: stuck and loop after login in with root, can not input password

Post by aks » 2019/05/21 16:13:48

At a guess, your PAM stack doesn't have all the libraries it needs.
So I add a softlink for lib64 using a ubuntu usb system
Don't do that - use a CentOS machine of the same version.

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Re: stuck and loop after login in with root, can not input password

Post by lennonmwy » 2019/05/21 16:50:51

aks wrote:
2019/05/21 16:13:48
At a guess, your PAM stack doesn't have all the libraries it needs.
So I add a softlink for lib64 using a ubuntu usb system
Don't do that - use a CentOS machine of the same version.
thank you for the reply, but i link the /lib64 to /usr/lib64 which is on the original centos7。why could it miss the library?

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Re: stuck and loop after login in with root, can not input password

Post by TrevorH » 2019/05/21 17:47:49

If the symlink for /lib64 -> /usr/lib64 was missing then you should probably also check that the symlinks for /lib -> /usr/lib and sbin -> usr/sbin and bin -> usr/bin are all in place and correct. And then find out why they disappeared and who was responsible.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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Re: stuck and loop after login in with root, can not input password

Post by aks » 2019/05/23 18:11:19

You are in for a while world of pain.
why could it miss the library?
What does the pam stack want and what is on disk are they the same (extensive experience suggest not).

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