https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/unable-to-change-the-passwords-on-as-3-update-1/m-p/4979824#M47215 Found the solution.<BR /><BR />remove the .pwd.lock.<BR /><BR />Regards. Thu, 18 May 2006 18:50:03 GMT Silver_1 2006-05-18T18:50:03Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/unable-to-change-the-passwords-on-as-3-update-1/m-p/4979823#M47214 hi,<BR /><BR />I am trying to change the password of a user,<BR />but when we type the password, it just echo's it.<BR /><BR />Any thoughts.<BR /><BR />I do have removed the password field of that particular user from the /etc/shadow.<BR /><BR />Even same problem with root user too...<BR />Thanks ! Thu, 18 May 2006 17:09:07 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/unable-to-change-the-passwords-on-as-3-update-1/m-p/4979823#M47214 Silver_1 2006-05-18T17:09:07Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/unable-to-change-the-passwords-on-as-3-update-1/m-p/4979824#M47215 Found the solution.<BR /><BR />remove the .pwd.lock.<BR /><BR />Regards. Thu, 18 May 2006 18:50:03 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/unable-to-change-the-passwords-on-as-3-update-1/m-p/4979824#M47215 Silver_1 2006-05-18T18:50:03Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/unable-to-change-the-passwords-on-as-3-update-1/m-p/4979825#M47216 Found the solution.<BR /><BR />remove the .pwd.lock.<BR /><BR />Regards. Thu, 18 May 2006 18:50:17 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/unable-to-change-the-passwords-on-as-3-update-1/m-p/4979825#M47216 Silver_1 2006-05-18T18:50:17Z