actually, 4.2 had pam and shadow. And i'm not using shadow so the accounts
don't have to be in /etc/shadow. The problem it turned out was and "*" or
nothing in the password field. passwd won't change them. I made them
nologin, then password worked again.
Thanks for the stab at it anyway.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: scott.list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: PANIC- passwd command not changing passwd
> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, scott.list wrote:
>
> > I can change a password on an account created with linuxconf, but not
> > on accounts created with user script from 4.2 box.
>
> Seems you're trying to use tools that are not compatible with PAM and
> shadow passwords on a box that needs them (4.2 didn't have PAM, not sure
> about shadow passwords right now).
>
> Make sure the accounts created with the old script are listed in
> /etc/shadow.
>
> LLaP
> bero
>
> --
> Nobody will ever need more than 640 kB RAM.
> -- Bill Gates, 1983
> Windows 98 requires 16 MB RAM.
> -- Bill Gates, 1999
> Nobody will ever need Windows 98.
> -- logical conclusion
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