Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 07:53:15 GMT From: original man <ikhala@osibisa.cl.msu.edu> To: mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Changing passwords on FreeBSD 2.2.5 Message-ID: <199803280753.HAA15628@osibisa.cl.msu.edu>
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> From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 27 20:26:38 1998 > X-Authentication-Warning: michelle.esfm.ipn.mx: mrspock owned process doing -bs > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 14:21:01 -0600 (CST) > From: Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx> > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Changing passwords on FreeBSD 2.2.5 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > > O FreeBSD Gurus, I have another question for you... > > I own a FreeBSD 2.2.5 box, and I opened an account for my brother. > > I do not know why he cannot change his password. When he tries > to do it, FreeBSD issues this message: > > Michelle:/home/glenn> passwd > passwd: Permission denied > > Now, the permisssions are: > > Michelle:/home/glenn> ls -l `which passwd` > -r-sr-xr-x 2 root bin 32768 Oct 21 09:19 /usr/bin/passwd > > Michelle:/home/glenn> ls -l /etc/*p*w* > -rw------- 1 root wheel 2134 Mar 26 23:45 /etc/master.passwd > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1790 Mar 26 23:45 /etc/passwd > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 40960 Mar 26 23:45 /etc/pwd.db > -rw------- 1 root wheel 40960 Mar 26 23:45 /etc/spwd.db > > What is happening? > > HHHHEEEELLLLPPPP!!!! Check the permissions on your brothers home directory. Make sure he is the owner. i'khala > ______ _ > * / /###\ / \ __ > /\ /\ * / ./#### \ * \__|_/ | | > / \/ \ | b#####| * _ | __ | | __ > = .. \____ \ \_\#####/ / \| / \ | | /\_\/ > = \_| * \___\###/ * \_/\_/\__/\__\/_/\__/ > = \______/ _ > | | > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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