It could be a problem with shadow passwords? Verify you have the correct version of shadow-utils installed. Thats just a shot in the dark, BTW. On 3/16/06, Lunt, Nick <Nick.Lunt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'm as stuck as you are now then Andrew :) > > Anyone else got any ideas ? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrew.Bridgeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:Andrew.Bridgeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: 16 March 2006 14:28 > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > Subject: RE: Problem changing local root password > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, the root user is in the passwd file on the machine i am > > logging into. > > Unfortunately i cannot see the -N option when i do a man on > > passwd either. > > > > Regards > > > > [IMAGE] > > |+--------------------------+--------------------------------- > > ------------| > > || "Lunt, Nick" | > > | > > || <Nick.Lunt@xxxxxxxxxxxx| To: "General > > Red Hat Linux | > > || uk> | discussion list" > > <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> | > > || Sent by: | cc: > > | > > || redhat-list-bounces@red| Subject: RE: > > Problem | > > || hat.com | changing local root password > > | > > || | > > | > > || 16/03/2006 14:15 | > > | > > || Please respond to | > > | > > || General Red Hat Linux | > > | > > || discussion list | > > | > > || | > > | > > |+--------------------------+--------------------------------- > > ------------| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Andrew, > > > > if your sure that's it's not a NIS problem then I dont know > > what it could > > be. > > Is the root user in the passwd file on the host your logged onto ? > > > > The passwd command used to have a -N option which is not > > available in my > > RHEL4 boxes, but it may be on your WS3 box. > > > > Good luck, > > Nick . > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andrew.Bridgeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:Andrew.Bridgeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: 16 March 2006 14:09 > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > Subject: RE: Problem changing local root password > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Nick, > > > > > > There is a root user in the NIS database, The Sun system that > > > is the NIS > > > server creates this entry when the tables are updated. > > > But in /etc/nsswitch.conf on the linux system the order of > > > the lookup is > > > configured as FILES first, then NIS > > > When on the linux system i cd into the homefolder of root > > > (using cd ~) it > > > goes to /root and not / as the root user in NIS has. > > > > > > All this is as it should be, the only thing not working right > > > is changing > > > root's local password. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Andrew Bridgeman > > > |+--------------------------+--------------------------------- > > > ------------| > > > || "Lunt, Nick" | > > > | > > > || <Nick.Lunt@xxxxxxxxxxxx| To: "General > > > Red Hat Linux | > > > || uk> | discussion list" > > > <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> | > > > || Sent by: | cc: > > > | > > > || redhat-list-bounces@red| Subject: RE: > > > Problem | > > > || hat.com | changing local root password > > > | > > > || | > > > | > > > || 16/03/2006 13:43 | > > > | > > > || Please respond to | > > > | > > > || General Red Hat Linux | > > > | > > > || discussion list | > > > | > > > || | > > > | > > > |+--------------------------+--------------------------------- > > > ------------| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Andrew, > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Andrew.Bridgeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > We are currently trying to change the local root password > > > on 40 Linux > > > > Redhat WS Version 3 machines but we keep getting the error > > > below. Can > > > > anyone help with this? Has anyone seen this before? > > > > > > > > [root@linux etc]# passwd > > > > Changing password for user root. > > > > New password: > > > > Retype new password: > > > > RPC: Can't encode arguments > > > > The password has not been changed on sunnisserver. > > > > passwd: Failed preliminary check by password service > > > > [root@linux etc]# > > > > > > Im guessing here, but have you set the root user to use NIS ? > > > Try yppasswd if so. > > > > > > That's about all I can offer I'm afraid, > > > Nick . > > > > > > Wesleyan Administration Services Ltd registered number > > > 5188850 and Wesleyan > > > Unit Trust Managers Ltd registered number 2114859 ("WUTM > > > Ltd") are wholly > > > owned subsidiary companies of Wesleyan Assurance Society, > > > whose registered > > > number is ZC145. WUTM Ltd is a member of IMA. 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