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Re: [Plug] passwd problem
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Do you have shadow passwords enabled? I have not seen the passwd file
with them permissions before even with them. try chmod 644 /etc/passwd
and then changing your password, that is what it should be at.
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-Rune
Time is Irrelevant to the worlds beyond this godforsaken place unto which
it destroys all.
-Aarune J. Oracle
"In the depths of a mind insane fantasy and reality are the same" -Slayer.
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 tomj@23three.com wrote:
:Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 16:47:52 -0000
:From: tomj@23three.com
:Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:Subject: [Plug] passwd problem
:
:I tried changing my password by entering
:passwd
:It says changing password for my username
:Then
:(current) UNIX password:
:I enter the password and it says
:passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
:
:I then tried doing this from root and get the same response.
:passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
:
:I can log in, FTP and get my mail using my password but I can't
:change it. I looked at the file permissions for adduser and they are:
:-r-s--x--x 1 root root 10704 Apr 14 1999 passwd
:
:Anyone have a suggestion andalso What is the s in the
:permissions?
:
:If it matters I am using RH6
:
:Tom
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