Cant change root password

[Aungshuman Paul]

Hi,

When I try to change the root password, It shows the folloiwng error. ( This is a cluster node) :

# pwck

[/etc/passwd] tftp:*:108:105:Trivial FTP user:/home/tftp:/usr/bin/false
Login directory not found

[/etc/passwd]
Too many/few fields

root@erpdb2 [/stand]

[Sajjad Sahir]

Dear friend

to change a passwd command is passwd

#passwd

thanks and regards

Sajjad Sahir

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

hi,

pwck is only for checking if all entries in the /etc/passwd file are correct.

to change the pass user : passwd

mikap

[Aungshuman Paul]

Dear ,

Actually You cant understand the scenario. When I tried to change the password using "passwd" command it failed and asked for run pwck.

Once again this is an cluster node. Is there any special command need for change the root password.


Aungshu

[Basheer_2]

Dear Paul

when you run pwck and pwck -l

the error you are getting is
Login Dir /home/tftp not found for tftp.

this is normal as these accounts are created by OS.

There are no other messages showing it can't change the password

[johnsonpk · Accepted solution]

Hi

Please execute as below and paste the screen shot

#/sbin/passwd root

Rgds
Johnson

[Sajjad Sahir]

Dear Friend

there is no special command to change the root passwd
if u want u can include complete path what jhonson said above.

thanks and regards

Sajjad Sahir

[Aungshuman Paul]

Thanks the command "/sbin/passwd root" can cahnge the password. Thanks for the help.

[Aungshuman Paul]

Thanks my problem soved by using fullpath "/sbin/passwd root" command.