passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

jwholey · 03-28-2006, 01:01 PM

RHEL4 AS
I've created a handful of users using useradd. I then create the passwd for the respective user. I then log in as the user (no problem), issue "passwd" and I get the following error message.

passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

I've checked for similar posts, but not exactly fits my scenario.

jovie · 05-09-2006, 09:39 AM

Did you find an answer to this?

If not is this of any help, not that it helped me much but you never know ...

(I'll put the link in the next post as I'm not allowed to put it in this one

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jovie · 05-09-2006, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jovie

(I'll put the link in the next post as I'm not allowed to put it in this one

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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=441570

RHELL · 05-09-2006, 01:28 PM

What are the permissions for passwd?

jovie · 05-10-2006, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by RHELL

What are the permissions for passwd?

Thank you very much!

-r-s--x--x 1 ann ann 16336 Feb 13 2003 /usr/bin/passwd

So I changed the owner and group back to root and we're all go