Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:54:54 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Paul Starman <blinko@surenet.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Password Modification Problem Message-ID: <20020415155454.A6000@grimoire.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <200204150313.g3F3DRT51081@omega.surenet.net>; from blinko@surenet.net on Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 11:13:27PM -0400 References: <200204150313.g3F3DRT51081@omega.surenet.net>
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On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 11:13:27PM -0400, Paul Starman wrote: > Hi, > > I'm having a bit of a problem. I'm running a FreeBSD 4-STABLE server, > and am trying to change a password using a password file that I use > with a 3-STABLE server. I can change passwords and make other > modifications on the 3-STABLE system no problem, but when I try to > change a password (among other things) on the 4-STABLE system I get > this: > > mail# passwd admin > Changing local password for admin. > New password: > Retype new password: > passwd: updating the database... > pwd_mkdb: 1184 > max uid value (4294967295) > pwd_mkdb: at line #79 > pwd_mkdb: /etc/pw.bxJ2ty: Inappropriate file type or format > passwd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged The obvious questions is: what's at line 79? -- Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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