Curiously, on my broken system we have been discussing, I am able to
change the password through SSH, though it doesn't retain it through a
reboot.
I am using the trunk 1586 provided by Darrick off his site, the 586
configuration on an HP thin client.
Makes my head spin!
John Novack
Fred wrote:
Hello
I wanted to change the root password by connecting to the AstLinux box, but
I get the following error:
==========
# passwd
Changing password for root
New password:
Retype password:
passwd: cannot update password file /etc/shadow
==========
FWIW, here's more information:
==========
# ll /etc/shadow
-rw------- 1 root root 149 Feb 20 13:29 /etc/shadow
==========
# cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Protocol 2
Port 22
ListenAddress 0.0.0.0
PermitRootLogin yes
Subsystem sftp /usr/sbin/sftp-server
Banner /etc/issue.net
==========
Is it some protection on the server? Do I need to do this by connecting to
the console directly?
Thank you.
--
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