Voytek Eymont wrote:

> I have a problem with 'passwd' crashing with 'Segmentation fault':
> 
> # passwd voytek
> Changing password for user voytek.
> New password:
> (data fseek failed): Invalid argument
> Segmentation fault
> 
> BUT, if I use 'webmin', I can alter passwords OK.

prob as it edits the /etc/passwd file itself and does not call up the 
executable passwd program.

If you are changing a passwd for normal user voytek then do that when 
logged in as that user and just type 'passwd'
i.e.
yoytek$ passwd

see if it segfaults then.

Mike





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