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Source code from Linux-PAM-1.1.8, libpam/pam_strerror.c reveals that the message means PAM_SESSION_ERR.

Source code from Linux-PAM-1.1.8, libpam/pam_strerror.c reveals that the message comes from the error code PAM_SESSION_ERR, which can be caused by all sorts of internal problems, such as memory allocation error or failure to locate the users home directory. So much for trying to interpret the error message. :-(

Below are my config files based on the comment indicating /etc/pam.d/login as a starting point:

Source code from Linux-PAM-1.1.8, libpam/pam_strerror.c reveals that the message means PAM_SESSION_ERR.

Below are my config files based on the comment indicating /etc/pam.d/login as a starting point:

This is a system based on binaries from Fedora release 20 (Heisenburg).

The string with the error message is found in libpam.so.0(.83.1).

My system is based on binaries from Fedora release 20 (Heisenburg).