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and subject line Re: Bug#659147: passwd: Error message is not descriptive
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regarding passwd: Error message is not descriptive
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Package: passwd
Version: 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-2+squeeze1
Severity: wishlist
On changing a regular system password using the passwd command if the user
types their old password wrong they receive the error:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
The language here seems unnecessary technical, or at least omits an
explanation in clearer English like:
"Authentication token manipulation error (did you type your old password
correctly?)"
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.4
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-25-hvmflexiant (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages passwd depends on:
ii debianutils 3.4 Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii libc6 2.11.3-2 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libpam-modules 1.1.1-6.1+squeeze1 Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii libpam0g 1.1.1-6.1+squeeze1 Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii libselinux1 2.0.96-1 SELinux runtime shared libraries
passwd recommends no packages.
passwd suggests no packages.
-- debconf information:
* passwd/username: debian
* passwd/user-fullname: Debian User
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--- Begin Message ---
On Wed, Feb 08, 2012 at 05:24:58PM +0000, Simon Waters wrote:
>
> On changing a regular system password using the passwd command if the user
> types their old password wrong they receive the error:
>
> passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
>
> The language here seems unnecessary technical, or at least omits an
> explanation in clearer English like:
>
> "Authentication token manipulation error (did you type your old password
> correctly?)"
passwd cannot know which authentication method was used (e.g. did PAM
asked for an "old" password). So no changes possible there.
Regarding PAM, I'm not sure the message is so obfuscated.
If a user receives it just after providing her password, I don't expect
any ambiguity.
--
Nekral
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