Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 07:49:02 -0500 From: "Peter C. Lai" <sirmoo@cowbert.2y.net> To: Oleg Tarasov <subscriber@osk.com.ua> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: PAM fails to change user password Message-ID: <20050325124902.GF1856@cowbert.2y.net> In-Reply-To: <1971222958.20050325100948@osk.com.ua> References: <2B21B68AD68D364A8B241C972772CE110A8CB6@ms08.mse3.exchange.ms> <1971222958.20050325100948@osk.com.ua>
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On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 10:09:48AM +0200, Oleg Tarasov wrote: > Hello, > > Jason L. Schwab <jlschwab@jlschwab.com> wrote: > > > Tarasov Oleg; > > > > > (as root) > > # pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd > > > It seems that the actual database file is fine, but the plaintext > > versions think that they are corrupt, this should solve your issue. > > > Then try changing the users password, it should be successful. > > > -Jason > > Thanx, that was the problem. Actually I changed master.passwd by hands > and forgot to use pwd_mkdb. My mistake, a lesson to me. Sorry for > inconfidence. You CAN change master.passwd by hand, if you use vipw(8). vipw(8) will sync the two databases for you. > > > > -- > Best regards, > Oleg Tarasov mailto:subscriber@osk.com.ua > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Peter C. Lai University of Connecticut Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology Yale University School of Medicine SenseLab | Research Assistant http://cowbert.2y.net/
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