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Can't change root password

Original Message

Name: Ken
Date: February 4, 2003 at 07:50:42 Pacific
Subject: Can't change root password
OS: solaris 5.7
CPU/Ram: kenham

Comment:

when I try to change root password as root using "passwd root" command, the system asks me for root password, when I type the existing password I used to login with, I get a message "permission denied".
Does anyone know how I can skip the above step and get the system to ask me for new password?
Thx

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Response Number 1

Name: sundaram123
Date: February 4, 2003 at 11:05:06 Pacific
Subject: Can't change root password

Reply: (edit)

login as root, just use passwd command to change the password
-SR

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Response Number 2

Name: cdac
Date: February 5, 2003 at 03:57:16 Pacific
Subject: Can't change root password

Reply: (edit)

Yes .. You could boot from the CDROM and change the passwd.

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Response Number 3

Name: Wan
Date: February 6, 2003 at 01:14:53 Pacific
Subject: Can't change root password

Reply: (edit)

I think that NIS is the issue.
Try this and Good luck.
# passwd -r files root

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Response Number 4

Name: Ken
Date: February 13, 2003 at 09:14:01 Pacific
Subject: Can't change root password

Reply: (edit)

Thanks Wan
passwd -r solved the problem, thanks to all of you guys for your kind help.
Rgrds
ken

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