[SunHELP] passwd command

[Nigel Trivass]

   Brett,

   There were incorrect entries in the pam.conf file. I have now
   copied pam.conf from  its cluster partner and passwd works as normal.

   I think someone had previously run security/JASS scripts against the
   original pam.conf - I have only just taken over these servers.

   I will supply more info when I've worked out which entries had been
   amended.

   However this was a really strange problem.

   Nigel
   >From: Bret Adams <bret at fabrikant.com>
   >Reply-To: The SunHELP List <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
   >To: The SunHELP List <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
   >Subject: RE: [SunHELP] passwd command
   >Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 09:36:27 -0400
   >
   >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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