-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 06/11/2011 08:35 PM, buchs wrote: >> dpkg -S `which someprogram` > > Yes, well that only returns the path to the file.
That is what which does. dpkg -S tells you the package that owns that file. In the case of passwd, it is the passwd package. An apt-cache show passwd shows the source of that package is shadow. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk31K3sACgkQJ4UciIs+XuI1EACfZqvkVpYqk6Ka+LAvTvFtmCQD hFMAoKZn36NWmN5uUW1st81fnOXwRZkI =l3Ft -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/795550 Title: passwd failure resulted in change to unknown password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/795550/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs