From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 23 09:48:51 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7BED16A4CE for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:48:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (bgo1smout1.broadpark.no [217.13.4.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7321243D1D for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:48:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from des@des.no) Received: from bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no ([217.13.4.93]) by bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IDS00A1GTO8L740@bgo1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-security@freebsd.org; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:43:20 +0100 (CET) Received: from dsa.des.no ([80.203.228.37]) by bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IDS0084YU06FYDE@bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-security@freebsd.org; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:50:30 +0100 (CET) Received: by dsa.des.no (Pony Express, from userid 666) id CD2A7BDC37; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:48:49 +0100 (CET) Received: from xps.des.no (xps.des.no [10.0.0.12]) by dsa.des.no (Pony Express) with ESMTP id 29573BDC3E; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:48:45 +0100 (CET) Received: by xps.des.no (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 1EEB233C1B; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:48:45 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:48:45 +0100 From: des@des.no (=?iso-8859-1?q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?=) In-reply-to: <1014664959.20050322174055@osk.com.ua> To: FreeBSD MailList Message-id: <86sm2mofpe.fsf@xps.des.no> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on dsa.des.no References: <1014664959.20050322174055@osk.com.ua> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.3 (berkeley-unix) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Level: cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PAM fails to change user password X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Security issues [members-only posting] List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:48:52 -0000 FreeBSD MailList writes: > When I try to change user's password (via passwd) I recieve the > following: > > passwd: entry inconsistent > passwd: pam_chauthtok(): error in service module > passwd: in pam_sm_chauthtok(): pw_copy() failed Do you by any chance have multiple entries for the same user in master.passwd? If you do, use vipw(8) to remove all but one, and try again. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no