Re: reset user password?

["Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel Infinity-ltd com>]

On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, gary wrote:

> hi, thanks for all advise...
>
> I try the chage command, it work, but I can't change password as shown
> below:
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> login: gary
> Password:
> You are required to change your password immediately (root enforced)
> Changing password for gary
> (current) UNIX password:
>
> Authentication token manipulation error
> Connection closed by foreign host.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> This is my passwd file,
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1160 Oct 31 11:29 /etc/passwd
>
> Is that means only root can change/update password?
> What is the good way to get it work without security issue...
>
> Thanks...
> gary
>
It should work.  I can do it here.  What version of RedHat are you
using?  Can a user who does not have an expired password change their
password, or do they have the same problem?

Mikkel
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