Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 15:32:13 -0600 From: "Corey A. Christians" <cchrstns@sdln.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: master.passwd corruption Message-ID: <001301bee440$fa803a60$5dfc34cc@sdln.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BEE40E.AF68AB20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apparently some of the passwords that are in the master.passwd file are = corrupted When I try to change the password of one of our users this error = appears: passwd: /etc/master.passwd: corrupted entry passwd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged I tried running vipw and it didn't catch any errors. I also tried pwd_mkdb -c and no errors were discovered I am currently running freebsd 2.8 on a pentium II 233. If you have any insight into this problem please help. Thanks! Corey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Corey Christians | Proaction is nothing more than a reaction to a thousand potential = problems | South Dakota Library Network | Programmer/Analyst | Phone: 605-642-6732 |1200 University, Spearfish, SD, 57799 ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BEE40E.AF68AB20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Apparently some of the passwords that = are in the=20 master.passwd file are corrupted</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I try to change the password of = one of our=20 users this error appears:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>passwd: /etc/master.passwd: corrupted=20 entry<BR>passwd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I tried running vipw and it didn't = catch any=20 errors.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I also tried pwd_mkdb -c and no errors = were=20 discovered</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am currently running freebsd 2.8 on a = pentium II=20 233.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you have any insight into this = problem please=20 help.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Corey</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>| Corey = Christians<BR>| Proaction=20 is nothing more than a reaction to a thousand potential problems<BR>| = South=20 Dakota Library Network<BR>| Programmer/Analyst<BR>| Phone: =20 605-642-6732<BR>|1200 University, Spearfish, SD,=20 57799</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BEE40E.AF68AB20-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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