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#2 Always tries to change password for administrative user

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2003-05-26
2003-05-26
Ian Fasel
No

I want to change the password of user "adam". So I
type passwd addam and the following occurs:
passwd adam
Changing password for adam.
Password for Administrative user 'Administrator':
<type in admin's password here>
New password: <type in desired password for adam here>
Retype new password: <type in desired password for
adam here>

This changes the password of the Administrator, not for
adam. So the patched passwd only wants to change the
administrative user's password, not the user's password.

Discussion

  • Rajpaul Bagga

    Rajpaul Bagga - 2003-05-26

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    user_id=23423

    hmmm, that's not good.
    Admittedly, the patch did not get as much beta testing due
    to less interest.

     
  • Ian Fasel

    Ian Fasel - 2003-05-26

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    user_id=762684

    This is a really great project by the way, thanks!

    I haven't tested and re-tested, but this apparently only
    happens when I am logged in as administrator, and either use
    passwd adam
    or
    su adam
    (enter password)
    passwd
    If I am actually logged into the console as adam all works fine.

     
  • Nobody/Anonymous

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    hthth

     

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