trying to change root password with the passwd command

he04798 · 01-15-2010, 09:23 PM

I have Red Hat version 4 I was trying to change the root password with the passwd command. I get the error
passwd: PAM [dlerror: /lib64/security/sufficient: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory] I have change the password before. This happen on all accounts.

win32sux · 01-15-2010, 10:10 PM

Please don't hijack threads. I've moved your post to a new thread of its own.

he04798 · 01-16-2010, 06:00 AM

Thanks I did not know I did that

DrLove73 · 01-16-2010, 07:47 PM

Try finding out in which package that file came from (with rpm commands?) and try to reinstal it.

he04798 · 01-17-2010, 08:21 AM

I thought it was one of the pam modules. I have 5 other servers exactly the same so I copied the /lib64/security pam modules from the other server also the pam modules in /lib/security rebooted it still has the problem

DrLove73 · 01-17-2010, 11:01 AM

Try setting access rights for that file, maybe user set for pam is not root? Maybe try giving write access to ALL for that file(s)?
And check other settings between servers that are related.