What causes “pam_unix … conversation failed” in auth.log
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There are thousands of entries in my auth.log like this:
sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): conversation failed
What causes these to occur? I'd like to fix whatever it is but I'm a bit mystified as to where to look. visudo looks ok to me but I'm no expert at it's syntax.
sudo authentication pam
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There are thousands of entries in my auth.log like this:
sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): conversation failed
What causes these to occur? I'd like to fix whatever it is but I'm a bit mystified as to where to look. visudo looks ok to me but I'm no expert at it's syntax.
sudo authentication pam
edited Dec 19 '12 at 11:00
Eric Carvalho
40.9k17112144
asked Dec 19 '12 at 9:40
RoyHB
2791412
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up vote
3
down vote
favorite
There are thousands of entries in my auth.log like this:
sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): conversation failed
What causes these to occur? I'd like to fix whatever it is but I'm a bit mystified as to where to look. visudo looks ok to me but I'm no expert at it's syntax.
sudo authentication pam
edited Dec 19 '12 at 11:00
Eric Carvalho
40.9k17112144
asked Dec 19 '12 at 9:40
RoyHB
2791412
There are thousands of entries in my auth.log like this:
sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): conversation failed
What causes these to occur? I'd like to fix whatever it is but I'm a bit mystified as to where to look. visudo looks ok to me but I'm no expert at it's syntax.
sudo authentication pam
sudo authentication pam
edited Dec 19 '12 at 11:00
Eric Carvalho
40.9k17112144
asked Dec 19 '12 at 9:40
RoyHB
2791412
edited Dec 19 '12 at 11:00
Eric Carvalho
40.9k17112144
asked Dec 19 '12 at 9:40
RoyHB
2791412
edited Dec 19 '12 at 11:00
Eric Carvalho
40.9k17112144
edited Dec 19 '12 at 11:00
Eric Carvalho
40.9k17112144
edited Dec 19 '12 at 11:00
Eric Carvalho
40.9k17112144
40.9k17112144
asked Dec 19 '12 at 9:40
RoyHB
2791412
asked Dec 19 '12 at 9:40
RoyHB
2791412
asked Dec 19 '12 at 9:40
RoyHB
2791412
2791412
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I have seen this appear when someone presses Ctrl + C at sudo password prompt.
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I have seen this appear when someone presses Ctrl + C at sudo password prompt.
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I have seen this appear when someone presses Ctrl + C at sudo password prompt.
edited Jan 9 '13 at 19:23
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up vote
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I have seen this appear when someone presses Ctrl + C at sudo password prompt.
edited Jan 9 '13 at 19:23
Aditya
9,158125389
answered Jan 9 '13 at 19:11
TonyJ
34614
I have seen this appear when someone presses Ctrl + C at sudo password prompt.
edited Jan 9 '13 at 19:23
Aditya
9,158125389
answered Jan 9 '13 at 19:11
TonyJ
34614
edited Jan 9 '13 at 19:23
Aditya
9,158125389
edited Jan 9 '13 at 19:23
Aditya
9,158125389
edited Jan 9 '13 at 19:23
Aditya
9,158125389
9,158125389
answered Jan 9 '13 at 19:11
TonyJ
34614
answered Jan 9 '13 at 19:11
TonyJ
34614
answered Jan 9 '13 at 19:11
TonyJ
34614
34614
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