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From: Jumping Mouse
Subject: can't change password with passwd comand
Date: Monday, November 19, 2007 - 4:09 pm

When I try to change a user password I get an error.
I do this:

#  passwd  username
enter a new password and  get: pwd_mkdb:  corrupted entrypwd_mkdb: at line
#24pwd_mkdb: /etc/ptmp: Innapropriate file type or formatpasswd:
etc/master.passwd unchanged

how can I fix this?
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Re: lost root account, Jumping Mouse, (Mon Nov 19, 1:37 pm)
Re: lost root account, Jumping Mouse, (Mon Nov 19, 1:44 pm)
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Re: lost root account, Jason McIntyre, (Mon Nov 19, 3:07 pm)
Re: lost root account, Jumping Mouse, (Mon Nov 19, 3:19 pm)
can't change password with passwd comand, Jumping Mouse, (Mon Nov 19, 4:09 pm)
Re: can't change password with passwd comand, Clint Pachl, (Mon Nov 19, 7:33 pm)
Re: can't change password with passwd comand , Todd C. Miller, (Tue Nov 20, 12:55 pm)
Re: can't change password with passwd comand, Jumping Mouse, (Tue Nov 20, 3:07 pm)
Re: can't change password with passwd comand, Clint Pachl, (Tue Nov 20, 3:59 pm)
Re: can't change password with passwd comand, Jumping Mouse, (Tue Nov 20, 5:13 pm)
Re: can't change password with passwd comand, Jumping Mouse, (Tue Nov 20, 5:24 pm)
Re: can't change password with passwd comand, Clint Pachl, (Tue Nov 20, 6:53 pm)
Re: can't change password with passwd comand, Clint Pachl, (Tue Nov 20, 6:56 pm)
Re: can't change password with passwd comand, Nick Holland, (Tue Nov 20, 8:29 pm)