Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 04:35:30 GMT From: Mark <admin@asarian-host.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: passwd Message-ID: <200403220435.I2M4ZU9B075450@asarian-host.net> References: <405E580A.2040305@earthlink.net>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Elvedin" <mnsan11@earthlink.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 5:06 AM Subject: passwd > My problem that exists with passwd is when regular users try to > change their passwords, they get this message - > > passwd: error opening database: /etc/pwd.db.: Permission denied > passwd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged > > I've search and came up with nothing really but some things I've > tried is adding the users to the wheel group, remaking the pwd > database file and even setting pwd.db to 777 and still permission > was denied. 644 should be the proper permission on /etc/pwd.db. And is /usr/bin/passwd still setuid root? Did you set any special flags on /etc/pwd.db? Like sunlnk, schg? (ls -lo will tell). And what are the permissions on /etc itself? - Mark
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