[NTLUG:Discuss] Passwd Authentication Error

[brad angelcyk]

*cringes*  Why edit the shadow file?  He could use the -d switch on
passwd to do the same thing.

What is in your /etc/pam.d/passwd file?  PAM might be set up incorrectly.

Brad


On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:29:36 -0600, Terry <trryhend at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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