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>  durlindana{fddi}[~]> passwd
>  passwd: Permission denied
>
>  I cannot change password... only if I Am root I can.
>  -r-sr-xr-x  2 root  wheel  46208 Apr 21 23:34 /usr/bin/passwd
>
>  the permissions seems ok..
>  anyone has anty ideas ??

did you use the "nosuid" options when mounting the /usr partition?

--mark tinguely

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