On 15/09/2007, at 2:26 PM, Stephen Harris wrote: > On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 12:15:30PM +1000, Steven Haigh wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I've had this error rear it's ugly head again and I'm not exactly >> sure why. The output in /var/log/message is: >> >> crond[14764]: pam_loginuid(crond:session): set_loginuid failed >> opening loginuid > > I've seen this when using a non-standard kernel without the correct > CONFIG_AUDIT and CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL options set. > > If you're running a kernel without those options then you can remove > the pam_loginuid from PAM (sshd,crond,login,remote and possibly > others) Bingo. That was the cause (and fix) of the problem. Turned those options on in the kernel, and now all is good. -- Steven Haigh Email: netwiz at crc.id.au Web: http://www.crc.id.au Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897