# Login User

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/login-user/143690>\
**Category:** UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users\
**Created:** [August 14, 2002, 7:22am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/login-user/143690 "2002-08-14T07:22:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![olli2002](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/olli2002/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@olli2002](https://community.unix.com/u/olli2002)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 7:22am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/login-user/143690/1 "2002-08-14T07:22:01Z")

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Dear all members  
I've a question basd on an AIX enviroment. In here I've two administrative users, are used for the running application (SAP).  
Now my problem's, that's not possible to login over the "normal"  
Loginscreen as such a user. If I try this, the FTP connection will  
closed at once. It's just possible to login over the "Root" account.  
I've checked the user profile, also in the /etc/passwd,  
but I could find anything trouble:o(  
Who knows more about? Thanks much in advance!!

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**Author:** ![isacs](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/isacs/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@isacs](https://community.unix.com/u/isacs)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 7:48am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/login-user/143690/2 "2002-08-14T07:48:27Z")

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Did you give a shell to thoase users?

like this

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> username:x:103:10::/home/username:/usr/bin/ksh

hope this helps 🙂

Frank

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**Author:** ![olli2002](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/olli2002/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@olli2002](https://community.unix.com/u/olli2002)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 9:23am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/login-user/143690/3 "2002-08-14T09:23:05Z")

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Hi Frank

Yes, I've checked this and it's ok, but thanks for your help at first!  
It's crazy, I've the user, UID, GID using the csh.  
You must think about that other users are working  
with the same shell, and there it's not a problem to do.

Regards Oliver

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**Author:** ![i2admin](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/i2admin/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@i2admin](https://community.unix.com/u/i2admin)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 10:55am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/login-user/143690/4 "2002-08-26T10:55:20Z")

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did u make sure that the shell entry is present in the '/etc/shells'? If not try it and it'll work...

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**Author:** ![janr](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/janr/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@janr](https://community.unix.com/u/janr)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 11:01am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/login-user/143690/5 "2002-08-26T11:01:16Z")

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Hi there,

What i notice is that when you create a new user/password on AIX and you logon on the console, the user needs to change his/her password.

when you login using telnet, AIX does not ask for changing the pasword while login in for the first time.

When you use this new user AND ftp the ftp session is closing by the remote (The AIX box) host.

SO, when those users you metion are NEW users who never changed there passwords, try is:  
change the paswords, and use FTP again.

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**Author:** ![olli2002](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/olli2002/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@olli2002](https://community.unix.com/u/olli2002)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 10:10am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/login-user/143690/6 "2002-08-27T10:10:09Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by janr  
> Hi there,
> 
> What i notice is that when you create a new user/password on AIX and you logon on the console, the user needs to change his/her password.
> 
> when you login using telnet, AIX does not ask for changing the pasword while login in for the first time.
> 
> When you use this new user AND ftp the ftp session is closing by the remote (The AIX box) host.
> 
> SO, when those users you metion are NEW users who never changed there passwords, try is:  
> change the paswords, and use FTP again.

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**Author:** ![olli2002](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/olli2002/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@olli2002](https://community.unix.com/u/olli2002)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 10:15am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/login-user/143690/7 "2002-08-27T10:15:43Z")

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🙂 The entry exists in /etc/shells, so at least it was just a problem in password, so I've generated it and it was ok! Thanks for help!  
Oliver