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Old 06-22-2010, 06:49 AM   #1
toledano
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Cant change Password


hey,

I cant login into my account(my admin account) because for some reason the password is changed.

I used ubuntu live cd and I chroot my ubuntu on the hd.
when I enter "passwd username" I get :
Quote:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged
when I enter "vipw -s" i get:
Quote:
vipw: Couldn't get file context: No data available
vipw: /etc/shadow is unchange
d

when I create a new account with "useradd -m username" and try to set the password with "passwd" I get the same msg:
Quote:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged
any ideas?

thanks,

danny.

p.s

I use "likewise" to login to ldap db and I remember I read somewhere that it can cause problems like this.
I dont want to uninstall it and reconfigure it again.
 
Old 06-22-2010, 07:15 AM   #2
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What does /var/log/auth.log say?
 
Old 06-22-2010, 10:10 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by toledano View Post
I cant login into my account(my admin account) because for some reason the password is changed.
Try booting into recovery mode to reset your password:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword
 
Old 06-23-2010, 01:01 AM   #4
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Cant change Password

hi,

I attached a file with /var/log/auth.log.

I tried the recovery mode. I get the same msg.
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