if you're using libpam-cracklib it could be related to this http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=112965&repeatmerged=yes
> hi, > Last night when I attempted to change my root password passwd bunked out on me. It >crashed and I received the following message on the console: > passwd: Critical error - immediate abort > I thought that I could still use my old root password but cannot. I attempted to >boot straight into a shell (init=/bin/sh) and manually expire my root password (so >that I could change it on the > next login) and ended up with the same results. I've also tried deleting the root >passwd to see if I could then re-run passwd as root and change my passwd. No luck. > I can still log into my system as a normal user but cannot change any users >passwords, I get the same error message as above. > Is passwd in Woody broken? How can I fix my broken root password without harming my >system? > Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. > Thanks, > Stef -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
