I fixed it. I find that the password field will no longer update with passwd if it is either blank( :: ) or if it has an asterick (:*:). If i change it to say, :nologin:, then passwd works. Humph. All that anxiety for just that. Thanks anyway Scott >>>>>> I can change a password on an account created with linuxconf, but not on accounts created with user script from 4.2 box. Password file looks fin. passwd userid asks for passwd, asks for confirmation, says all authentication tokens updated sucessfully. But /etc/passwd although time stamp changes, remains unchanged, the passwd field is not updated. Help help!? Please hurry. TIA VM Scott -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
