Problems trying to change passwords with RH7.3

[Billy Davis]

We have just done a FRESH install of RH7.3 right out of a retail box, and have encountered two problems:   1.  We set up several users with temporary passwords for testing.  Later we logged into the Graphical login screen as root, and selected System Settings-->User Manager.  Then we highlighted a user and selected Properties.  When the User Properties window displayed,  we rekeyed the Password and Confirm Password fields and clicked on OK.  However, the passwords did NOT change.  After several attempts, we finally tried the old fashioned(?) 'usermod' approach, and it too failed.  Finally, we deleted the users and readded them with the proper passwords.  What is up with this????  Are we missing something in the procedure?   2. We have noticed that when we are in an XWindow, and log off, the Red Hat splash screen is frequently distorted.   We have noticed the same thing on several systems with 7.3, but never had it on 7.2 (on the same systems). Is this a bug?   Thanks, Billy