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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=389523007-08022012>I just try to set up
dropbear on a minimal Linux system that I have built myself from
scratch.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=389523007-08022012>I compiled dropbear
with glibc shared libs, and my target system is equipped with
corresponding</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=389523007-08022012>/lib/libnss*
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012>libraries, the default
/etc/nsswitch.conf and appropriate /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow
and</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=389523007-08022012>/etc/group
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012>files.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=389523007-08022012>Dropbear starts up
fine with dropbear -E. But when I try to log in, dropbear
complains:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=389523007-08022012>Login attempt for
nonexistent user from 192.168.211.1:3186</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=389523007-08022012>A local login
on the system with the same user works fine.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=389523007-08022012>Can anyone give me a
hint on what may still be wrong?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012>Cheers,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012>Chris</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=389523007-08022012>P.S.: In some
Android-Forum, I found that they started dropbear with:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=389523007-08022012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=389523007-08022012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>dropbear -A -N root
-U 0 -G 0 -C rootpassword</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=389523007-08022012><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=389523007-08022012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>but neither of these
switches are known by the current version of
dropbear.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>