[NTLUG:Discuss] Passwd Authentication Error

[Terry]

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 04:40:58 +0000, Andrew Brown
<dutch_fedora at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I am trying to change the passwords on my system and I get an
> Authentication error message every time?! I even changed to run level 1
> to attempt a change and the same error popped up, for root and my user
> account. I am more than a bit confused!
> 
> A little help!
> 
> Thanks!
> 

Not sure what the problem is, but you might try editing /etc/shadow
and delete all between first and second colons on target user entries.
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