Problem: If you add a new user this Messages is shown, cause root is locked Your account has expired; please contact your system administrator chfn: PAM authentication failed adduser: `/usr/bin/chfn james‘ returned error pre 1. Exiting Solution: sudo passwd –unlock root sudo usermod –lock root
Kategorie: Debian
AMD64 Live CPU Setting Gnome CPU Speed Applet Speedstep
Problem: Nur root ist es erlaubt die AMD64 Live Taktung manuell von 1.0 zu 2.6Ghz mit dem CPU Gnome Applet zu steuern. Loesung: Konsole oeffnen sudo chmod +s /usr/bin/cpufreq-selector eingeben Problem: Only root is able to switch the CPU speed with the CPU Applet Solution: Open Console sudo chmod +s /usr/bin/cpufreq-selector
UUID lost after kernel update or update-grub command
Problem: Debian Etch-Lenny-Ubuntu-Servers do not reboot successful after dist-upgrade or kernel-update and stops with Error = „failed to find root file system…“ Backround: On Debian Etch/Lenny is the /boot/grub/menu.lst set to use old partition name like hda6 not the UUID system. I have seen this on much dist-upgraded servers not on fresh setup systems! A […]
xfce4 Lock Screen Button Taskbar
Problem: On Debian Etch is no Lock Screen Push Button available Setup xscreensaver with #$aptitude install xscreensaver Create a new Button on Taskbar insert at Commandline „xscreensaver-command -lock" configure your loved screensaver at "xscreensaver -demo" …ready to use..
Clean Linux Console tty1 after boot or logout
Problem: At a server everybody can see messages at tty1 Solution: Open a console as root or with „sudo“ and insert. # sudo echo -e '\e[H\e[2JUbuntu 8.04 \\n \\l\n' | sudo tee /etc/issue > /dev/null