Hi Sandeep, > # passwd sandeep > New password: > Retype new password: > RPC: Can't encode arguments > The password has not been changed on NISSERVER. > passwd: Failed preliminary check by password service does the same happen if you try the following? # yppasswd sandeep ===== Tobias -- Tobias Schaefer Phone 07071-9457-406 science + computing ag FAX 07071-9457-411 Hagellocher Weg 71-75 D-72070 Tuebingen Email: T.Schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.science-computing.de/ _______________________________________________ Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list