Can't add new user in lucid

[Colin Law]

On 26 March 2010 13:42, Karl Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 03/26/2010 07:21 AM, Colin Law wrote:
>>
>> On 26 March 2010 13:18, Karl Larsen<klarsen1 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 03/26/2010 06:53 AM, Colin Law wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I seem to have found a bug in lucid but it is so basic that I hesitate
>>>> to report it in case I just being stupid.
>>>>
>>>> I created a new user using System Administration Users and Groups but
>>>> am unable to login as that user.  I get an authentication error.  I
>>>> have tried creating several users and have double checked passwords
>>>> but to no avail.
>>>>
>>>> In auth.log I see
>>>> piglet gdm-session-worker[2554]: pam_winbind(gdm:auth): request
>>>> wbcLogonUser failed: WBC_ERR_AUTH_ERROR, PAM error: PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
>>>> (10), NTSTATUS: NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER, Error message was: No such
>>>> user
>>>>
>>>> In addition in what may be a related or separate bug if I try to
>>>> change the password of the user fred using
>>>> sudo passwd fred
>>>> I get
>>>> passwd: System err
>>>> and in auth.log
>>>> Mar 26 12:50:28 piglet sudo:   colinl : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/colinl ;
>>>> USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/passwd fred
>>>> Mar 26 12:50:28 piglet passwd[2666]: pam_winbind(passwd:chauthtok):
>>>> valid_user: wbcGetpwnam gave WBC_ERR_DOMAIN_NOT_FOUND
>>>>
>>>> I can't find either of these in launchpad.
>>>>
>>>> Colin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>        If you need me to try your bug in my Lucid I will try to do what
>>> you
>>> did.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That would be helpful, thanks
>>
>> Colin
>>
>
>    Hi Colin I added a new user Colin Franks and gave Colin a password.
> Rebooted and was asked to select between Karl Larsen and Colin Franks. I
> selected Colin and it took my password and booted up.
> I reboot and selected Karl Larsen and that worked.
>
>    I think you have a bug in your system...Colin

Are you able to change the password of the new user (while logged in
as your main user) using
sudo passwd username

Colin