Cannot change password for normal user

hd2000 · 06-16-2008, 02:32 AM

This issue is really getting my nerve, have been scratching my hair for weeks, but still dont know what causing the error :

passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

This happend when use trying to change their password thru this command : passwd

but there is no error when changing using root.

Winston

blacky_5251 · 06-16-2008, 02:56 AM

OK, you've been at it for weeks. What have you tried that we can discount?

Are the permissions, ownership and integrity of /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow OK?

ubyt3m3 · 06-17-2008, 02:04 AM

Most likely there is/are inconsistencies in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow.

Take a look at this post:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...on-error-2813/