Re: Cannot reattach - asking for password

Lavd Asir <[email protected]> Thu, 29 Dec 2022 02:43:59 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.screen.user
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1. All entries from `lsof -Ua | grep screen` are owned by my usual user
2. This issue is occurring on a mac Mojave system; SELinux is not =
available, or the utility `setenforce`.=20

Any other suggestions? A previous thread in the mailing list =
(https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-users/2016-10/msg00008.html =
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-users/2016-10/msg00008.html>) =
suggested simply editing the source to eliminate the authentication =
function; unfortunately, the code has changed significantly since then =
and I wasn=E2=80=99t able to locate the relevant function anymore.=20

Additionally, this bug report appears to be relevant too: =
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59878 =
<https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59878>

Thanks

> On 28 Dec 2022, at 20:55, Robin Lee Powell <[email protected]> =
wrote:
>=20
> You've basically got two options here that I can think of:
>=20
> 1.  Your screen socket, or the directory it's in, is owned by a
>    different user; go looking at ownership.  "root" or "nobody"
>    seem likely options.
>=20
> 2.  SELinux is getting involved.  While you should *not* run like
>    this long term, you can test this by running "sudo setenforce 0"
>    and trying again.
>=20
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 05:01:35AM +0000, Lavd Asir wrote:
>> Hello,=20
>>=20
>> I=E2=80=99ve recently started using the master version and whenever I =
try to re-attach a screen session, I am prompted with the following:
>>=20
>> `screen used by XXX <YYY> on ZZZ`
>>=20
>> Then it asks for a password. The password for my username (and the =
only user on this machine) doesn=E2=80=99t work, it prints `Password =
incorrect` and exits.=20
>>=20
>> I used to use an older version of screen before, and I could reattach =
without a password prompt.=20
>>=20
>> Note that in this scenario screen is not Locked (via `C-a x`), just =
simply detached (`C-a d`).
>>=20
>> I am unable to reattach any screen session, what can I do?
>>=20
>> Operating system is Mojave.=20
>>=20
>> Thank you


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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">1. =
All entries from `lsof -Ua | grep screen` are owned by my usual user<div =
class=3D"">2. This issue is occurring on a mac Mojave system; SELinux is =
not available, or the utility `setenforce`.&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br=
 class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Any other suggestions? A previous =
thread in the mailing list (<a =
href=3D"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-users/2016-10/msg00008.h=
tml" =
class=3D"">https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-users/2016-10/msg0000=
8.html</a>) suggested simply editing the source to eliminate the =
authentication function; unfortunately, the code has changed =
significantly since then and I wasn=E2=80=99t able to locate the =
relevant function anymore.&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Additionally, this bug report appears =
to be relevant too:&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59878" =
class=3D"">https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59878</a></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Thanks<br =
class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On 28 Dec 2022, at 20:55, Robin Lee Powell &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div class=3D"">You've=
 basically got two options here that I can think of:<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">1. &nbsp;Your screen socket, or the directory it's in, is =
owned by a<br class=3D""> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;different user; go looking =
at ownership. &nbsp;"root" or "nobody"<br class=3D""> =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;seem likely options.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">2. =
&nbsp;SELinux is getting involved. &nbsp;While you should *not* run =
like<br class=3D""> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;this long term, you can test this =
by running "sudo setenforce 0"<br class=3D""> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and =
trying again.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at =
05:01:35AM +0000, Lavd Asir wrote:<br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite"=
 class=3D"">Hello, <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">I=E2=80=99ve recently =
started using the master version and whenever I try to re-attach a =
screen session, I am prompted with the following:<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">`screen used by XXX &lt;YYY&gt; on ZZZ`<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Then it asks for a password. The password for my username =
(and the only user on this machine) doesn=E2=80=99t work, it prints =
`Password incorrect` and exits. <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">I used to =
use an older version of screen before, and I could reattach without a =
password prompt. <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Note that in this =
scenario screen is not Locked (via `C-a x`), just simply detached (`C-a =
d`).<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">I am unable to reattach any screen =
session, what can I do?<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Operating system is =
Mojave. <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Thank you<br =
class=3D""></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br =
class=3D""></div></body></html>=

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