This is an inherited system running RH5.2. The last sysadmin learned on this system (as am I), so lord know what goblins lurk about, but here is a problem I run up against yesterday, advice gladly accepted. I created a new user (useradd) and gave that person a password. That person logged in successfully. When she went to change her password (passwd), she received this error message: "UID & username does not match--imposter!" Otherwise, the user has full functionality as a user, just cannot change her password. This same propblem appeared with some old users I re-set the password for (they had forgotten their password). When the try to change their password they are caled an imposter. This problem seems to have appeared since we upgraded to RH5.2 just recently, but that is not for certain. I think the problem is in the password or group files, I know a bit about what they do, but hate to muck around guessing solutions and thus creating more problems. I found this entry for this user (dpopp) in the password file: dpopp:o/.lAa05BV1Ww:552:544:RHS Linux User:/home/dpopp:/bin/bash I found these entries for this user in the groups file: dpopp::544:dpopp as well as: users::100:.....,dpopp,..... Can someone tell me what is going on here can how I can fix it for the current users who are having this problem, and how I can make changes so new users do not have the same problem? Thank you so much for your help!!!
