Bug#1056166: fixed in systemd 256~rc3-3

[Luca Boccassi]

On Tue, 28 May 2024 at 14:05, Anthony Bourguignon <debian+bts at toniob.net> wrote:
>
> Le mardi 28 mai 2024 à 12:38 +0100, Luca Boccassi a écrit :
> > On Tue, 28 May 2024 13:09:53 +0200 Anthony Bourguignon
> > <debian+bts at toniob.net> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Since 256~rc3-3, I can’t login anymore with my homed user. How it
> > > happened : I logged in with GDM to
> > > my Gnome session. I made the updates, including the systemd-homed
> > > version 256~rc3-3. When I locked
> > > my screen, I was unable to unlock it. The password was refused. So I
> > > restarted the computer and I
> > > was unable to log back onto it.
> > >
> > > I tried with Gnome, ssh, su (as root), nothing worked.
> > >
> > > I think your modifications completely broke systemd-homed
> > > authentification. The system didn’t
> > > recognize the user at all :
> > > 2024-05-28T11:42:29.266019+02:00 **redacted** unix_chkpwd[2223]:
> > > check pass; user unknown
> > > 2024-05-28T11:44:17.113169+02:00 **redacted** unix_chkpwd[2351]:
> > > could not obtain user info
> > > (**redacted**)
> > >
> > > I rsynced the /etc/pam.d/common* files from another computer, deleted
> > > the systemd-homed file in the
> > > same directory, and everything is back to normal.
> >
> > uff I tested it from a TTY rather than GNOME and it worked. Does it
> > work from the console for you?
> >
>
> I’ve tried with another PC. From the console, I can log in but the session closes directly. If, from
> root, I try "su - username", I’ve got the message : "called without reference on home taken, can’t
> operate" and the session doesn’t open.
>
> If I try to log in Gnome from GDM, it works, but it seems the home directory is not uncrypted and
> mounted. So my session is clear and I can’t launch any app.
>
> But I don’t understand why I don’t have the same behavior as the other PC.

Ok, activation of the homed entry was borked then - what's the
situation in your /etc/pam.d? Do you still have systemd_home
references outside of its own config module?