[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#330852: login: Critical error - immediate abort

[David M. Dowdle]

Package: login
Version: 1:4.0.12-5
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks unrelated software

based on description of probl;em and resolution found in 
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/1999/09/msg02354.html
and that 
clouded:/# ls -l /bin/login
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 31208 Sep 28 11:01 /bin/login
clouded:/# date

betting login is cuasing this problem
The following exit with the message "Critical error - immediate 
abort"
ssh to machine  (note that ssh <machine> -t bash lets you in)
cron

This is not a complete report of broken systems, only what I've noticed 
in first few minutes after getting back into system

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.4.21
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages login depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.3.5-6    GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libpam-modules                0.79-2     Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii  libpam-runtime                0.79-2     Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii  libpam0g                      0.79-2     Pluggable Authentication Modules l

login recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information