> Why do you need to set the LANG?
to get the error message in English to post to this list.
> Have you checked the journal for any messages?
I guess this is what matters:
AVC avc: denied { create } for pid=6267 comm="passwd"
name="nshadow" scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:passwd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=0
Jan 09 09:05:16 gamma su[6232]: (to root) fred on pts/0
Jan 09 09:05:16 gamma audit[6232]: CRED_ACQ pid=6232 uid=1000
auid=1000 ses=6
subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_unix acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/su"
hostname=gamma addr=? terminal=pts/0 res=success'
Jan 09 09:05:16 gamma su[6232]: pam_systemd(su-l:session): Cannot
create session: Already running in a session
Jan 09 09:05:16 gamma su[6232]: pam_unix(su-l:session): session opened
for user root by (uid=1000)
Jan 09 09:05:16 gamma audit[6232]: USER_START pid=6232 uid=1000
auid=1000 ses=6
subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
msg='op=PAM:session_open
grantors=pam_keyinit,pam_keyinit,pam_limits,pam_systemd,pam_unix,pam_xauth
acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/su" hostname=gam>
Jan 09 09:05:44 gamma audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0
auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0
msg='unit=fprintd comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd"
hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Jan 09 09:06:04 gamma audit[6267]: AVC avc: denied { create } for
pid=6267 comm="passwd" name="nshadow"
scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:passwd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=0
Jan 09 09:06:04 gamma audit[6267]: USER_CHAUTHTOK pid=6267 uid=0
auid=1000 ses=6 subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:passwd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
msg='op=PAM:chauthtok grantors=? acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/passwd"
hostname=gamma addr=? terminal=pts/0 res=failed'
Jan 09 09:06:04 gamma passwd[6267]: gkr-pam: couldn't update the login
keyring password: no old password was entered
> Also, what is the result of "echo $?" run right after the passwd attempt?
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