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From: brettc@aloha.com (Brett Collars)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: passwd problems - cannot change passwords
Date: 28 Oct 1995 15:17:41 GMT
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Every time users try to change passwords using passwd
it complains:

> passwd                                         
Changing local password for testacct.                  
Old password:                                        
New password:                                        
Retype new password:                                 
passwd: updating passwd database                     
passwd: password changed elsewhere.  no changes made 


I run pwd_mkdb on /etc/master.passwd - exits normal.

Is this a kerberos problem ?


Brett