Hi,
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
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
system replied with the message passwd: Authentication token manipulation
error.
Matt
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Subject: Re: passwd crazy?
On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Marc Logemann wrote:
i noticed
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
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
On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 04:40:59PM +0200, Marc Logemann wrote:
this is quite clear to me, but i am for sure not able to login, wether
with new or old password and this is quite abnormal...
This is what I get when I change root's password to beroot.
[root@munshine /root]# passwd
New UNIX
he doesnt complain about the existance of the string root inside your
passphrase? I am using a little older version but this should not be the
problem.
no, it does. but then it says that
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
if I insist on the password beroot. What version
he doesnt complain about the existance of the string root inside your
passphrase? I am using a little older version but this should not be the
problem.
no, it does. but then it says that
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
if I insist on the password beroot. What
This is what I get when I change root's password to beroot.
[root@munshine /root]# passwd
New UNIX password:
BAD PASSWORD: it is based on your username
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully
After that I can login using that password and change
On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 07:19:59PM +0200, Marc Logemann wrote:
it is 7.1 i think...
You should be able to get the version number by runnin the command:
rpm -q redhat-release
Emmanuel
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On Tue, 2002-06-18 at 10:19, Marc Logemann wrote:
if I insist on the password beroot. What version redhat are you using?
Maybe something much older than 7.3?
it is 7.1 i think...
Install the errata for your release. I think this was a bug in PAM.
. It is just the systems way of warning you of this. I
read it somewhere on the internet, if i can find the site i will post the link.
Hope this helps
from:Emmanuel Seyman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
date:Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:06:05
to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
subject: Re: passwd crazy
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