passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

[Edwin Ruiz_2]

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

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

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

[Steven E. Protter]

Another idea
pwck

grpck

This might help you figure out what happened.

SEP

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

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



Anyway I think running "authconfig" will help you.

[Edwin Ruiz_2]

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

thanks