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Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: Dominique on May 28, 2001, 05:37:30 PM

Title: Resetting User Accounts Configuration Files
Post by: Dominique on May 28, 2001, 05:37:30 PM

Hi,

It seems that I have made a "little" mistake when I have tried to modify the /etc/passwd file manually.
Since then, each time I try to modify a user password with the web administration interface I get the following message "Failed to set Unix password for account XXX".

Does anybody know how to get rid of this damned message ?

Tanks in advance...

Title: Re: Resetting User Accounts Configuration Files
Post by: Kirrily Robert on May 28, 2001, 11:40:46 PM

One way would be to login as root and type "passwd username", (inserting the appropriate username, of course) which should sort things out.

Never edit your /etc/passwd by hand! (unless you *really* know what you're doing, and maybe not even then)

K.