Re: can't change password with passwd comand
Ok, Ok I get the point. I agree that posting line 24 will not help, any user except root gives the same issues. And as a last and final attempt I will check the end of the file for any spaces as Clint suggested. finally: What if I try a master.passwd file form a working machine of same Build. If that file does work then we can conclude it is systemic. I am off for thanksgiving over here in the US.. so it may be a while before I respond with my results. Thanks everyone, so far. - Original Message - From: Nick Holland To: misc Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: Re: can't change password with passwd comand Cristiano Deana wrote: On Nov 21, 2007 10:48 AM, Kafriki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok here is a user with full details: (this is in plain text, hope it's more readable) cat.cat:$2a$07$aYgatzjxAULHQmmZkjmvteGEaO8Ie8geMoUfhl7AAzKi.WeRhuoA6:10006:20 ::0:0:Pussy Cat:/smbhome/student_homedirs/cat.cat:/bin/ksh Don't paste a user but line 24's user and 23 and 25... Better yet, end the blooming guessing game, post the thing somewhere. Yes, that means all your PWs are trash, but if you are inheriting a machine, you need to change all the PWs anyway...and probably once again once you have properly secured it. Or manually edit down the file to the absolute minimum that demonstrates the problem. Or move the file to another OpenBSD machine (they are easy to build) and verify that the problem is IN that file, and not a systemic problem, which is not out of the question, considering the other apparent damage to it. Then do what we will do and chew through the file and figure out why it isn't working. Nick.
Re: can't change password with passwd comand
Hi Clint and others, I tried: # rm spwd* pwd* passwd* ptmp # pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd then #passwd username but I am still getting: (for all users) pwd_mkdb: corrupted entrypwd_mkdb: at line #24pwd_mkdb: /etc/ptmp: Inappropriate file type or formatpasswd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged I have searched the faqs but have not been able to find a good solution to this issue. Does anyone have any thoughts? Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:33:06 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: can't change password with passwd comand Jumping Mouse wrote: When I try to change a user password I get an error. I do this: # passwd username enter a new password and get: pwd_mkdb: corrupted entrypwd_mkdb: at line #24pwd_mkdb: /etc/ptmp: Innapropriate file type or formatpasswd: etc/master.passwd unchanged how can I fix this?# cd /etc # cp -p spwd.db pwd.db passwd /root/ # backup # rm spwd* pwd* passwd* ptmp # pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd # passwd username # try again http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Re: can't change password with passwd comand
Hi Clint, Yes I am the one. as for changing the password this seems to happen to any user except for the root acount, I am able to use passwd to change the root account password. Here is line 24: (I removed the password and real usernmame) username::1000:0::0:0:username:/home/username:/bin/ksh I don't know if this matters but there is no ptmp file in the /etc directory (no was there before I followed your earlier instructions) Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:59:52 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: can't change password with passwd comand Jumping Mouse wrote: Hi Clint and others, I tried: # rm spwd* pwd* passwd* ptmp # pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd then #passwd username but I am still getting: (for all users) pwd_mkdb: corrupted entrypwd_mkdb: at line #24pwd_mkdb: /etc/ptmp: Inappropriate file type or formatpasswd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged I have searched the faqs but have not been able to find a good solution to this issue. Does anyone have any thoughts?Does line #24 have a subtle error? Check the format against passwd(5). BTW, are you the guy that inherited an OpenBSD system without a root account? http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Re: can't change password with passwd comand
One more follow up: I added a new user. then tried to change the users password with the passwd command and I get the same results: pwd_mkdb: corrupted entrypwd_mkdb: at line #25pwd_mkdb: /etc/ptmp: Inappropriate file type or formatpasswd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: can't change password with passwd comand Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:13:56 +0100 Hi Clint, Yes I am the one. as for changing the password this seems to happen to any user except for the root acount, I am able to use passwd to change the root account password. Here is line 24: (I removed the password and real usernmame) username::1000:0::0:0:username:/home/username:/bin/ksh I don't know if this matters but there is no ptmp file in the /etc directory (no was there before I followed your earlier instructions) Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:59:52 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: can't change password with passwd comand Jumping Mouse wrote: Hi Clint and others, I tried: # rm spwd* pwd* passwd* ptmp # pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd then #passwd username but I am still getting: (for all users) pwd_mkdb: corrupted entrypwd_mkdb: at line #24pwd_mkdb: /etc/ptmp: Inappropriate file type or formatpasswd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged I have searched the faqs but have not been able to find a good solution to this issue. Does anyone have any thoughts?Does line #24 have a subtle error? Check the format against passwd(5). BTW, are you the guy that inherited an OpenBSD system without a root account? http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
lost root account
Hi there, I have inherited an openBSD machine with no root account. When I boot up in single user mode boot -s and do a cat /etc/master.passwd | root the only thing I get is: daemon:*:1:1::0:0:The devil himself:/root:/sbin/nologin I can't seem to make changes to the master.passwd account by using vipw in single usermode. I get a message that the file is locked or busy. Can anyone help in what I can do next? How can I add the root account back to the master.passwd file. thanks. Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Re: lost root account
Hi Marcus, I thought it was enough to add the root account through vipw. that this edits the master.passwd file and would automatically update everything else? how would I use pwd_mkdb, i don't want to delete any other accounts from the master.passwd file. thanks Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:41:01 -0200 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: lost root account Boot your machine in single user mode (boot -s) and use plain vi and pwd_mkdb soon after that. There's no need to use vipw when running in boot -s. On Nov 19, 2007 5:18 PM, Jumping Mouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I have inherited an openBSD machine with no root account. When I boot up in single user mode boot -s and do a cat /etc/master.passwd | root the only thing I get is: daemon:*:1:1::0:0:The devil himself:/root:/sbin/nologin I can't seem to make changes to the master.passwd account by using vipw in single usermode. I get a message that the file is locked or busy. Can anyone help in what I can do next? How can I add the root account back to the master.passwd file. thanks. Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Re: lost root account
thanks Juan, faq8.1 shows me how to reset my root passord but i could not find anything on recreating the root account. Perhaps I am missing something? Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:36:18 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: lost root account To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; misc@openbsd.org --- Jumping Mouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I have inherited an openBSD machine with no root account. When I boot up in single user mode boot -s and do a cat /etc/master.passwd | root the only thing I get is: daemon:*:1:1::0:0:The devil himself:/root:/sbin/nologin I can't seem to make changes to the master.passwd account by using vipw in single usermode. I get a message that the file is locked or busy. Can anyone help in what I can do next? How can I add the root account back to the master.passwd file. thanks. There is FAQ 8.1 on that. // juan Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane with All new Yahoo! Mail: http://mail.yahoo.ca http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Re: lost root account
Ok the issue was solved! mount -s -uw / vipw I typed the missing root account line back in and saved the file and can now log back in as root. this then invoked pwd_mkdb to do all the rest. thanks everyone. only issue now is that if I try to change another users account password I get the following: enter: passwd username enter: new password get: pwd_mkdb: corrupted entry pwd_mkdb: at line #24 pwd_mkdb: /etc/ptmp: Innapropriate file type or format passwd: etc/master.passwd unchanged Do you have any idea what could be causing this, the user entery in master.passwd looks fine. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: lost root account Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:37:19 +0100 Hi Marcus, I thought it was enough to add the root account through vipw. that this edits the master.passwd file and would automatically update everything else? how would I use pwd_mkdb, i don't want to delete any other accounts from the master.passwd file. thanks Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:41:01 -0200 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: lost root account Boot your machine in single user mode (boot -s) and use plain vi and pwd_mkdb soon after that. There's no need to use vipw when running in boot -s. On Nov 19, 2007 5:18 PM, Jumping Mouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I have inherited an openBSD machine with no root account. When I boot up in single user mode boot -s and do a cat /etc/master.passwd | root the only thing I get is: daemon:*:1:1::0:0:The devil himself:/root:/sbin/nologin I can't seem to make changes to the master.passwd account by using vipw in single usermode. I get a message that the file is locked or busy. Can anyone help in what I can do next? How can I add the root account back to the master.passwd file. thanks. Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
can't change password with passwd comand
When I try to change a user password I get an error. I do this: # passwd username enter a new password and get: pwd_mkdb: corrupted entrypwd_mkdb: at line #24pwd_mkdb: /etc/ptmp: Innapropriate file type or formatpasswd: etc/master.passwd unchanged how can I fix this? http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
