I don't think there is a bug. This looks like a configuration issue. When it is called, chfn authenticates the calling user (root), and then check if the calling user's is valid.
Being root is sufficient to get authenticated (pam_rootok is loaded in /etc/pam.d/chfn), but /etc/pam.d/comman-account will still check that the account is valid, and in your case it is no more valid (because of the passwd -l root) You should unlock the root account (passwd --unlock root), then lock the root's password (usermod --lock root) -- 'Account has expired' message when adding a new user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238755 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
