From: dnewcomb@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Dan Newcombe) Subject: Re: Users can't change passwords Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1993 15:34:02 GMT
markh@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl (Mark Huizer) writes:
> Hi,
>
> I installed SLS 1.03 on my machine, but unfortunately I have a problem:
> Only the root can change passwords. If a user attempts to do this, the
> passwd-program halts with the message "Password can not be changed"
>
> Does anybody have a clue?
I think it's very odd that all sorts of people are using the same
distribution, but problems seem to be unique. wierd. (This isn't a
cut on you Mark, just an observation.) Anyway...
If you do man passwd I'm sure all your problems will be answered. My
guess is when the accounts are being created, they are being set so that
the user can't change the password. It is an option on passwd. The manual
page should be able to help.
-Dan