[ILUG] user account info

[Gerard Hooton]

Thank Ivan,
I removed all the files in /tmp owned by that user.
with no Joy.
Not sure about the sockets and pipes, what am I looking for and where?

//Ger





-----Original Message-----
From: Ivan Griffin <ivan at skynet.ie>
To: Gerard Hooton <g.hooton at ucc.ie>
Cc: ILUG <ilug at linux.ie>
Subject: Re: [ILUG] user account info
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:12:11 +0000 (GMT)
Mailer: Alpine 2.00 (DEB 1167 2008-08-23)

You may have sorted this already. If you haven't, one thing I'd suggest is 
removing any files owned by that user in /tmp - sockets, pipes, that kind 
of thing.  Also, ensure that any processes owned by that user are also 
killed - dbus, that kind of thing.

Then try to re-log them in...

Best Regards,
Ivan

On Fri, 5 Mar 2010, Gerard Hooton wrote:

> I checked, and that look fine.
> I used the Gnome GUI to add the user.
>
>
>
> //Ger
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Mulcahy <smulcahy at atlanticlinux.ie>
> Reply-to: "Stephen Mulcahy" <smulcahy at atlanticlinux.ie>
> To: g.hooton at ucc.ie
> Cc: murf <murf at syndicate7.net>, ILUG <ilug at linux.ie>
> Subject: Re: [ILUG] user account info
> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:14:23 +0000
> Mailer: EPOC Email Version 2.10
>
> Sounds like maybe you didn't add the new user to all required groups?
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> -original message-
> Subject: Re: [ILUG] user account info
> From: Gerard Hooton <g.hooton at ucc.ie>
> Date: 05/03/2010 12:54
>
> Thanks Murf  for your reply,
> I have a user who's ubuntu Gnome desktop became corrupt.
> I removed the user including his home dir and entries in the
> /etc/passwd
> /etc/group
> /etc/shadow
>
> However, when I create a new account using the same UID/GID
> his default desktop is not the same as that you would get for
> an new user, no volume control for example. It makes me think
> that there are settings stored somewhere from that users previous
> existence.
>
>
> //Ger
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: murf <murf at syndicate7.net>
> To: Gerard Hooton <g.hooton at ucc.ie>
> Cc: ILUG <ilug at linux.ie>
> Subject: Re: [ILUG] user account info
> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:31:37 +0000 (GMT)
>
> On Fri, 5 Mar 2010, Gerard Hooton wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>> Where on a Linux (specifically Debian/Ubuntu) system is user account
>> info stored apart from:
>> user home dir
>> /etc/passwd
>> /etc/group
>> /etc/shadow
>>
>
> Nowhere else I think. Unless you're using ldap or something.
> Oh, /var/spool/mail/username contains the mailbox by default. If there's
> mail, and if you're not using virtual domains or some such.
>
> Actually, beyond what you have there, it all depends on what else is
> setup.
>
> Murf.
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