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Hi,
Try
# ktrace passwd username
# kdump -f ktrace.out

You can find out where the process stuck

Regards
SSR


>From: Greg Goodman <admin@fastserve.net>
>Reply-To: Greg Goodman <admin@fastserve.net>
>To: questions@FreeBSD.org
>Subject: Passwd command slow
>Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:51:50 -0700
>
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I have a server running freebsd 4.8.
>When you type the command "passwd" it hangs for more than 2 minutes
>before it finally responds and prompts to change an existing users
>password.
>
>Can anyone shed some light on this issue?
>
>Thanks for the help.
>
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