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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.nla.gov.au!act.news.telstra.net!newshost.telstra.net!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!qns3.qns.com!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!eskimo!norwes.com!starcrow From: starcrow@norwes.com (Mark Dreyer) Subject: passwd acting strangely X-Nntp-Posting-Host: norwes.com Message-ID: <DoFpzJ.1rz@eskimo.com> Sender: news@eskimo.com (News User Id) Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 23:16:30 GMT Lines: 14 When any users try to change their password using passwd, the following occurs: Changing local password for <user> Old password: New password: Retype new password: passwd: updating passwd database passwd: password changed elsewhere. no changes made When root attempts to change anyone's password with passwd, it works fine. I can't find the problem, so what am I missing?