hello Tobias, > 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 > ===== > no # yppasswd sandeep works perfectly but it asks for the root password before changing the passwords, why it should ask for that? and i want to intregate this with CGI script that can change password from the web. if passwd command as root supports this i can use Authen::PAM for the implementation. Sandeep __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html _______________________________________________ Pam-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list