It comes up with a message saying that it's an invalid password, because it contains your username, but it's just a warning. Because you're root, you can do whatever the hell you like, and it will let you. If you tried to do the same thing as a non-root user, it WONT let you use that password. My system replied with the message "passwd: Authentication token manipulation error".
Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicolas Bock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:32 PM Subject: Re: passwd crazy? > On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Marc Logemann wrote: > > > i noticed something weird (or perhaps i am), when i change my root > > password with passwd and chose something like "beroot", he complains > > about the existance of the username inside the passphrase, but cause > > i am root, i can retype and it seems that he change it the way i want. > > > > But i am not able to login with my new password (also not with my old one). > > Marc, > > I just tried what you suggested on a RH7.3 install and I couldn't find any > of the problems you mentioned. I can change the root password to beroot > and then login normally. > > nick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
