Found a fix in the following thread and Ubuntu EEE question #45385 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=804647 https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-eee/+question/45385
Fix is as follows (from iLoveRuby's post on the thread): CAUSE: /sbin/unix_chkpwd and /etc/shadow have wrong group/permissions SOLUTION: chown root:shadow /sbin/unix_chkpwd chmod 2755 /sbin/unix_chkpwd chown root:shadow /etc/shadow -- Lock screen password incorrect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/299717 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
