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Hello Mark!

Friday November 13 2020 09:58, you wrote to me:

 > It's a fresh install of Arch Linux up to date. The MBSE user works.
 > with the correct path. The BBS user doesn't work, won't login. Normal
 > user works; xinetd is running.

 > p.s Sorry not sure what happened to original message.

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 > 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + [0] mkdir /opt/mbse/home/bbs
 > 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + [0] chown mbse /opt/mbse/home/bbs
 > 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + [0] chgrp bbs /opt/mbse/home/bbs
 > 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + Standard shadow password system
 > 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + [0] removed password from user bbs
 > 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + [0] made backup of /etc/shadow
 > 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + [0] moved new /etc/shadow in place
 > 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + [0] Default style owner of /etc/shadow (0600
 > root.root) 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + Services: binkp=FALSE fido_tcp=TRUE
 > fido_udp=TRUE tfido= TRUE 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + Modifying
 > /etc/services 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + /etc/xinetd.conf found, xinetd
 > system 13-Nov-20 08:45:45 AM + has xinetd.d subdir, writing files


That looks like it completed corrected so,  did you try logging in using user
bbs via a primary tty terminal user i.e., that is NOT using a terninal program
via su -  bbs etc but via cntl/alt/F2 - F5 etc.

If you try and log in using a terminal program it will reject the log in
attempt - well it does on mine (Mageia v7.1 X64  as shown : -

-!-
vince@applewood ~]$ su - bbs

Loading MBSE BBS New User Registration ...

MBSE BBS v1.0.7.17 (Release: Sep 24 2020) on GNU/Linux/x86_64
Copyright (C) 1997-2020 MBSE Development Team, All Rights Reserved

No BBS on this port allowed!

[vince@applewood ~]$

-!-

It does work the other way (via cntl/Alt/F2) and like wise if you telnet or 
ssh
to your localhost.


Your system may be set up differently as mine is set up as a server with a
higher security level with mbse set up accordingly.


Vincent

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