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passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

Edwin Ruiz_2 — Sat, 17 Jan 2004 10:48:22 GMT

Hi i restore from one backup passwd archive, but, when i try to change password i get that error

passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

can u help me newly

Re: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

Steven E. Protter — Sat, 17 Jan 2004 21:37:16 GMT

Looks like you have shadow password installed and your restore was incomplete.

You probably can't restore /etc/passwd by itself, you need to get the shadow files as well.

OR

Permissions on the /etc/passwd file are wrong, or ownership is.

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2678 Sep 1 00:11 /etc/pa

I'm still thinking on this one.

SEP

Re: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

Steven E. Protter — Sat, 17 Jan 2004 21:38:44 GMT

Another idea
pwck

grpck

This might help you figure out what happened.

SEP

Re: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

Alexander Chuzhoy — Sun, 18 Jan 2004 03:32:22 GMT

You can be missing the /etc/shadow file while still using shadow passwords

Anyway I think running "authconfig" will help you.

Re: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

Edwin Ruiz_2 — Mon, 19 Jan 2004 11:31:41 GMT

i used #pwconv command.. now it is function!

thanks