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#! rnews 778 sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!daffy!uwvax!uwm.edu!lll-winken.llnl.gov!enews.sgi.com!sgigate.sgi.com!swrinde!dish.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.mathworks.com!panix!not-for-mail From: acinader@panix.com (Arthur Cinader) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: **Can't change password !?! Date: 6 Jul 1995 12:47:11 -0400 Organization: Panix Lines: 16 Message-ID: <3th42f$r4v@panix.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com On my BSDI 2.0 system, when I type: % passwd Changing local password for USER. Old password: New password: Retype new password: passwd: updating passwd database passwd: password changed elsewhere. no changes made % So what gives, what bleedingly obvious fact am I missing from the man pages regarding passwd (1,5)? Arthur