Public bug reported: This is a recurrance of an old bug now in Kubuntu Edgy. See: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=79971
To fix: sudo chgrp shadow /etc/shadow ** Affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- kcheckpass does not recognize password https://launchpad.net/bugs/64647 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs