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Old 08-07-2006, 11:53 AM   #1
arguerin
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passwd reset problem


Trying to reset a user passwd as root using passwd uid. I get this passwd: Module is unknown.

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Old 08-07-2006, 01:17 PM   #2
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The path might not be included in your profile. Try /sbin/passwd or /etc/passwd.

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Old 08-09-2006, 03:52 PM   #3
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Maybe you could give us some more info as far as your distro and version of linux you are using.

I did a google search with "passwd: module is unknown" and got a few hits suggesting it may be something corrupted with pam.

Edit: also, right after you try it, maybe you could do a "tail /var/log/messages" and post anything that looks remotely relavant.

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