[SunHELP] passwd command

[Bret Adams]

how about without the -f

At 10:14 AM 8/5/2004, you wrote:

>    More info on this problem.
>
>    when entering passwd -f <username>
>
>    bash-2.03# id
>    uid=0(root) gid=0(root)
>    bash-2.03# passwd -f ntrivass
>    Password:
>
>    if i enter my existing user password - i.e. not root's password - then
>    the system responds:
>
>    passwd: password information changed for ntrivass
>
>    Now this isn't the way passwd should work....as the SA would need to
>    know the user password of each user....
>
>    any ideas, greatly appreciated....
>
>    >From: "Nigel Trivass" <trivass at hotmail.com>
>    >Reply-To: The SunHELP List <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
>    >To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>    >Subject: [SunHELP] passwd command
>    >Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 10:34:41 +0100
>    >
>    >
>    >    Could anyone enlighten me on the following problem.
>    >
>    >    When running the passwd command against a username - logged on as
>    root
>    >    - i am being prompted to enter a password e.g.
>    >
>    >    [root at sys01 /etc]# passwd -f ntrivass
>    >    Password:
>    >
>    >    The nsswitch.conf is set correctly:
>    >
>    >    #
>    >    # /etc/nsswitch.dns:
>    >    #
>    >    # An example file that could be copied over to
>    /etc/nsswitch.conf; it
>    >    uses
>    >    # DNS for hosts lookups, otherwise it does not use any other
>    naming
>    >    service.
>    >    #
>    >    # "hosts:" and "services:" in this file are used only if the
>    >    # /etc/netconfig file has a "-" for nametoaddr_libs of "inet"
>    >    transports.
>    >    passwd:     files
>    >    group:      files
>    >
>    >    Permissions are set correctly:
>    >
>    >    # which passwd
>    >    /usr/bin/passwd
>    >    # ls -l /usr/bin/passwd
>    >    -r-sr-xr-x   1 root     sys        23500 Mar 19  2003
>    /usr/bin/passwd
>    >    I have not seen this behaviour before, can anyone advise?
>    >
>    >    Thanks
>    >
>    >    Nigel
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