passwd

[Sritharan]

Hi,
We have clustered(MCSG) server, when I try to change password on the server one of the server shows

prshq04:>passwd
Supported configurations for passwd management are as follows:
passwd: files
passwd: files ldap
passwd: files nis
passwd: files nisplus
passwd: compat
passwd: compat AND
passwd_compat: nisplus
prshq04:>

but another server is ok,I can change the password,I have checked the configuration on both server its same.

What should I do ???

Help Please

Thanks In Advance
Sri

[Jeff Schussele · Accepted solution]

Hi Sritharan,

Few things:

1) Check the /etc/nsswitch.conf & make sure the check order is correct i.e. files dns - whatever is the proper order for your system

2) check what passwd command is running
which passwd

3) check the integrity of the passwd file itself
pwck

4) if not using NIS make sure the user in question does not have a leading + symbol in their line in the passwd file.

HTH,
Jeff

[Niraj Kumar Verma]

Hi,

In your /etc directory you find three sample files of
nsswitch.conf

If you are using

NIS
# cp /etc/nsswitch.nis /etc/nsswitch.conf

FILES (no NIS/NIS+)
# cp /etc/nsswitch.files /etc/nsswitch.conf

NIS+
# /etc/nsswitch.nisplus /etc/nsswitch.conf

------
Check the passwd and group file
# pwck
# grpck

----
use

# /sbin/passwd

to change the password.

-Niraj

[S.K. Chan]

The culprit is /etc/nsswitch.conf file. The "passwd" entry in that file MUST be resolved with "files" being the first source. If you have an entry like ..
passwd: nis files
for example then this would be the error you'll get. Change the order to such ..
passwd: files nis
so that passwd always resolve from local file first then only NIS.

[S.K. Chan]

Previous related (close) thread that has similar problem ..

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xe3667d4cf554d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html