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Date:      Fri, 27 Mar 1998 14:21:01 -0600 (CST)
From:      Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx>
To:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Changing passwords on FreeBSD 2.2.5
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980327131204.2329A-100000@michelle.esfm.ipn.mx>

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O FreeBSD Gurus, I have another question for you...

I own a FreeBSD 2.2.5 box, and I opened an account for my brother.

I do not know why he cannot change his password.  When he tries
to do it, FreeBSD issues this message:

Michelle:/home/glenn> passwd
passwd: Permission denied

Now, the permisssions are:

Michelle:/home/glenn> ls -l `which passwd`
-r-sr-xr-x  2 root  bin  32768 Oct 21 09:19 /usr/bin/passwd

Michelle:/home/glenn> ls -l /etc/*p*w*
-rw-------  1 root  wheel   2134 Mar 26 23:45 /etc/master.passwd
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   1790 Mar 26 23:45 /etc/passwd
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  40960 Mar 26 23:45 /etc/pwd.db
-rw-------  1 root  wheel  40960 Mar 26 23:45 /etc/spwd.db

What is happening?

HHHHEEEELLLLPPPP!!!!
                          ______                     _  
            *           /   /###\                   / \       __
 /\  /\             *  /  ./#### \         *     \__|_/      |  |
/  \/  \               |   b#####|   *            _ |   __   |  |  __
=    .. \____          \ \_\#####/               / \|  /  \  |  | /\_\/
=          \_|    *     \___\###/       *        \_/\_/\__/\__\/_/\__/
 =   \______/           _
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