Redhat 6.1 Password Change

Bob McClure Jr robertmcclure at earthlink.net
Tue Jun 22 22:40:28 UTC 2004


On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 10:10:11PM +0000, Aaron Rykhus wrote:
> >From: Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure at earthlink.net>
> >Reply-To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux 
> ><redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> >To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> >Subject: Re: Redhat 6.1 Password Change
> >Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:48:03 -0500
> >
> >On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 09:33:43PM +0000, Aaron Rykhus wrote:
> >> >From: Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure at earthlink.net>
> >> >Reply-To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> >> ><redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> >> >To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> >> >Subject: Re: Redhat 6.1 Password Change
> >> >Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:29:24 -0500
> >> >
> >> >> >You're using a very ancient version of RedHat.  I seem to recall 
> >some
> >> >> >problem with password but don't recall the exact nature of it.  I 
> >have
> >> >> >seen passwd carp about your choice of password but go ahead and set 
> >it
> >> >> >anyway.  Are you getting any odd messages when you run passwd?
> >> >>
> >> >> When I run passwd it says "Enter UNIX password"
> >> >>
> >> >> >I presume you are root when you run passwd to change the user's
> >> >> >password.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Cheers,
> >> >> >--
> >> >> >Bob McClure, Jr.
> >> >
> >> >Well, yes, that's the prompt.  When you enter the password twice, does
> >> >it cough up any errors or warnings?
> >> >
> >> >Cheers,
> >> >--
> >> >Bob McClure, Jr.
> >>
> >>
> >> Just "login invalid"
> >
> >That does not compute.  I wanted to know what carps come from running
> > "passwd" to change the user's password.
> >
> >If that is a newly created user (even if hand-entered into
> >/etc/passwd), root (not any mere mortal user) must run "passwd
> ><userid>" to set userid's password.  You will be prompted to enter the
> >new password, and then enter it again.  Then you can log out as root
> >and try logging in as the new user.  Or you can "su - <userid>".
> >
> >So, if the new user is "foobar", you (as root) will run
> >
> >  passwd foobar
> >
> >and provide the new password twice.  To test it:
> >
> >  su - foobar
> >
> >It will ask you for password, and if all is well, you will get a shell
> >prompt of some kind.  To return to root's shell, just enter "exit" or
> >Ctrl-D.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >--
> >Bob McClure, Jr.
> 
> 
> What do you mean by carps?

Sorry.  That's a slang term for complaints, or in this case, warnings
or errors.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
Prayer should be our first resource, not our last resort.





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