I have set up a SuSE8.1 workstation to authenticate against an AD domain. I can login fine with ssh. I was getting the same error with ssh but fixed it with some sshd options. But, when I login from the console I get kicked right back out. Relevant log entries: Jun 7 07:27:12 SSPRJDS20TEST login: (pam_krb5) initialize_method: pam_sm_authenticate Jun 7 07:27:12 SSPRJDS20TEST login: (pam_krb5) initialize_method: allocating pam_krb5_state Jun 7 07:27:12 SSPRJDS20TEST login: (pam_krb5) initialize_method: success Jun 7 07:27:15 SSPRJDS20TEST login: (pam_krb5) pam_sm_authenticate: result for user `test004': Success Jun 7 07:27:16 SSPRJDS20TEST login: (pam_krb5) pam_sm_open_session: OK Jun 7 07:27:16 SSPRJDS20TEST login: (pam_krb5) initialize_method: pam_sm_setcred Jun 7 07:27:16 SSPRJDS20TEST login: (pam_krb5) initialize_method: success Jun 7 07:27:16 SSPRJDS20TEST login: (pam_krb5) pam_sm_setcred: result for user `test004': Error in service module Jun 7 07:27:16 SSPRJDS20TEST login: Error in service module Jun 7 07:27:16 SSPRJDS20TEST login: (pam_krb5) cleanup_state /etc/pam.d/gdm: #%PAM-1.0 auth sufficient pam_krb5.so missing_keytab_ok \ putenv_direct auth required pam_unix2.so nullok #set_secrpc account required pam_unix2.so password required pam_unix2.so #strict=false session required pam_unix2.so debug # trace or none session required pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel umask=0022 session required pam_devperm.so session optional pam_console.so Pam_krb5 = pam_krb5-1.0.3-311 Any clues.