Unable to login using local accounts

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Installed ipa-client on the system and now I not able to login as a local user.

  • As root, getting the below error:

# su - username  
su:  Incorrect password
  • If try to ssh into the system, I get the following in /var/log/secure:
sshd[3264]: fatal Access denied for user xxxx by PAM Account configuration

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • ipa-client
  • sssd
  • openldap24-libs

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