Topic: Accessing via ssh

[Jarl Groneng]

Hi,

I have just set up e-smith stand alone server. Remote access are set to:
Secure shell (ssh) access: Public
Allow administrative command line access over ssh: No
Allow ssh access using standard passwords: Yes

When I try to access vi assh I got this message: (lgin as non root)

*** message start ***
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e-smith server and gateway
------------------------------------------------------------


Standard user login services have been disabled.

You may access e-smith server and gateway services such as POP
and SMTP using virtual private networking or port forwarding.


Type "end" and press ENTER to terminate this connection: end

Terminating connection.

*** message end ***

If I set up remote access to allow Allow administrative command line access over ssh, then I can log in as root, but not as a non root user.

Anything that I misses?

Thanks,
Jarl

[Christian Frabel]

Users have NO shell in e-smith. Thats the reason why you get this message.
You have first to login as root and edit (using pico) the /etc/passwd file in order to change the last field of the line describing user you want they login using a shell account. This fiels has to be bash.
Hope its helps

[Dan Brown]

No, you DO NOT want to hand-edit /etc/passwd.  Use chsh instead.

[Jarl Groneng]

Ahh... Now I got it.

Thanks for the help...