Possible "chage" command corrupted after linux build..how do i reinstall?

linuxeth123 · 05-24-2011, 08:32 AM

After doing an install using Redhat 5.6 which a kickstart, it seems the "chage" command is not working properly like it should. I assume it somehow got corrupted during the build and I want to reinstall it through whatever rpm package it came from. Does anyone know what the command would be to find which rpm package it came from?

MensaWater · 05-24-2011, 09:21 AM

rpm -qf $(which chage)

The rpm -qf on a file shows you which rpm it came from. The $(which chage) finds the full path for chage and that is what you are running the rpm -qf on.

By the way it comes from shadow-utils package.

If your system is registered on RedHat Network (RHN) you can run "yum list shadow-utils" to see the installed package and see if there are any newer ones. If there is a newer one you can run "yum update shadow-utils" to update to it.

linuxeth123 · 05-24-2011, 10:08 AM

Thanks that helps. Yea I just want to reinstall it because I think it got corrupted during the build process.

anomie · 05-24-2011, 01:55 PM

Can you explain precisely how chage(1) is not working properly? What behavior are you seeing?