SUMMARY: Can't change password

From: Eiler, James A. <James.Eiler_at_alcoa.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 13:28:14 -0500

Original message:

                Hello,

                I've got a 4.0f system that won't allow me to change my
password.

                I type passwd at the prompt and it just returns with the
prompt!

                When I su to root, I can do a passwd just fine.

                Any suggestions?

                TIA

                Jim

Answer:

                The permissions on /usr/bin/passwd were incorrect! Changed
to:

                # ls -l /usr/bin/passwd
                     
                -rws--x--x 3 root bin 16384 Apr 12 1999
/usr/bin/passwd

But a question remains: How were the permissions changed?

Many thanks to:

Klas Erlandsson
Gavin Kreuiter
Allen Carpenter
William Bochnik
Jean-Marie Robin
Dr. Tom Blinn
Received on Mon Oct 30 2000 - 18:30:06 NZDT