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From: isacorp@mag1.magmacom.com (Skryabin)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Help: cannot change password anymore!
Date: 6 Jul 1997 02:41:54 GMT
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Hello,

I am trying to change a user passwd using the "passwd" command, and it goes through the process perfectly. But when we try to logon again, the user has the old password again. Do you know what's happening?

Thanks,

Alex

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