unix_checkpwd[980]: password check failed for user (jonathan)

[Jonathan Beatty]

Actually, I figured it out. There was a problem with group permissions
with /sbin/unix_chkpwd.

On 9/14/10, JD <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 09/14/2010 06:09 PM, Jonathan Beatty wrote:
>> Subject is the error line I get when I try to change a password from
>> single-user mode. I got the same error last time I tried to install
>> Fedora 13 with the same situation. I can't log in as a user or as
>> root, nor can I change the passwords.
>>
>> It's a Gateway MT3421, if it matters. AMD Turion64 with 2gb of RAM.
>> I'm installing the i686 version for Skype and Flash, but it should
>> still work.
> Need more info.
> In single user mode, do this:
>
> cd /tmp
> script passwd.out
> passwd username
> enter the password
> enter the password.
> exit
> Now email us back and attach or copy and [paste the contents of
> passwod.out
>
>
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