Re: cannot change password: Authentication token manipulation error
> > sudo touch /.autorelabel I did that + reboot and now passwd works. Thanks a lot! F ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: cannot change password: Authentication token manipulation error
> Why do you need to set the LANG?
to get the error message in English to post to this list.
> Have you checked the journal for any messages?
I guess this is what matters:
AVC avc: denied { create } for pid=6267 comm="passwd"
name="nshadow" scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:passwd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=0
Jan 09 09:05:16 gamma su[6232]: (to root) fred on pts/0
Jan 09 09:05:16 gamma audit[6232]: CRED_ACQ pid=6232 uid=1000
auid=1000 ses=6
subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_unix acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/su"
hostname=gamma addr=? terminal=pts/0 res=success'
Jan 09 09:05:16 gamma su[6232]: pam_systemd(su-l:session): Cannot
create session: Already running in a session
Jan 09 09:05:16 gamma su[6232]: pam_unix(su-l:session): session opened
for user root by (uid=1000)
Jan 09 09:05:16 gamma audit[6232]: USER_START pid=6232 uid=1000
auid=1000 ses=6
subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
msg='op=PAM:session_open
grantors=pam_keyinit,pam_keyinit,pam_limits,pam_systemd,pam_unix,pam_xauth
acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/su" hostname=gam>
Jan 09 09:05:44 gamma audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0
auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0
msg='unit=fprintd comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd"
hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Jan 09 09:06:04 gamma audit[6267]: AVC avc: denied { create } for
pid=6267 comm="passwd" name="nshadow"
scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:passwd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=0
Jan 09 09:06:04 gamma audit[6267]: USER_CHAUTHTOK pid=6267 uid=0
auid=1000 ses=6 subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:passwd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
msg='op=PAM:chauthtok grantors=? acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/passwd"
hostname=gamma addr=? terminal=pts/0 res=failed'
Jan 09 09:06:04 gamma passwd[6267]: gkr-pam: couldn't update the login
keyring password: no old password was entered
> Also, what is the result of "echo $?" run right after the passwd attempt?
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Re: cannot change password: Authentication token manipulation error
On 1/8/19 10:59 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 1/8/19 9:57 PM, Frédéric wrote: I cannot change the root password: # LANG=en_US.UTF-8 passwd Changing password for user root. New password: Retype new password: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error Anybody has an idea? Why do you need to set the LANG? Have you checked the journal for any messages? Also, what is the result of "echo $?" run right after the passwd attempt? ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: cannot change password: Authentication token manipulation error
On 1/8/19 9:57 PM, Frédéric wrote: I cannot change the root password: # LANG=en_US.UTF-8 passwd Changing password for user root. New password: Retype new password: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error Anybody has an idea? Why do you need to set the LANG? Have you checked the journal for any messages? ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: cannot change password: Authentication token manipulation error
> I cannot change the root password: > # LANG=en_US.UTF-8 passwd > Changing password for user root. > New password: > Retype new password: > passwd: Authentication token manipulation error Anybody has an idea? Kind regards, F ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
cannot change password: Authentication token manipulation error
Hi, I cannot change the root password: # LANG=en_US.UTF-8 passwd Changing password for user root. New password: Retype new password: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error I tried what is said here: https://www.tecmint.com/fix-passwd-authentication-token-manipulation-error-in-linux/ without success (I did not find tool pam-auth-update, it's probably ubuntu): - reboot - mount -o remount,rw / - chmod 640 /etc/shadow Regards, F ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
