passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
When I want to change my password I always see this message
passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
How I can fix this? Thanks.
passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
How I can fix this? Thanks.
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Re: passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
Can you show us the permissions and ownership of /etc/passwd, etc/group, and /etc/shadow?
Re: passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
Its likes good
I think problem is in my pamd or cracklib but I can't find it
Maybe unistalling cracklib fix this bug but it's not a good idea
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10771 Mar 31 02:56 passwd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10726 Mar 21 04:55 passwd-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9972 Feb 8 2007 passwd.fixhome
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10669 Mar 6 01:41 passwd.OLD
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12309 Mar 6 23:03 passwd,v
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2920 Mar 31 02:56 group
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2903 Mar 21 04:50 group-
-rw------- 1 root root 2068 Mar 31 02:56 gshadow
-rw------- 1 root root 2057 Mar 21 04:51 gshadow-
-rw------- 1 root root 9454 Mar 31 02:56 shadow
-rw------- 1 root root 9425 Mar 21 04:55 shadow-
-rw------- 1 root root 30173 Mar 7 22:59 shadow,v
-rw------- 1 root root 6 Mar 14 07:26 shadow,v.lock
I think problem is in my pamd or cracklib but I can't find it
Maybe unistalling cracklib fix this bug but it's not a good idea
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10771 Mar 31 02:56 passwd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10726 Mar 21 04:55 passwd-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9972 Feb 8 2007 passwd.fixhome
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10669 Mar 6 01:41 passwd.OLD
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12309 Mar 6 23:03 passwd,v
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2920 Mar 31 02:56 group
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2903 Mar 21 04:50 group-
-rw------- 1 root root 2068 Mar 31 02:56 gshadow
-rw------- 1 root root 2057 Mar 21 04:51 gshadow-
-rw------- 1 root root 9454 Mar 31 02:56 shadow
-rw------- 1 root root 9425 Mar 21 04:55 shadow-
-rw------- 1 root root 30173 Mar 7 22:59 shadow,v
-rw------- 1 root root 6 Mar 14 07:26 shadow,v.lock
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passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
Looks like you have a checkin ( ci ) hung on the shadow file.
Did you mistype 'vi' ?
Did you mistype 'vi' ?
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Re: passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
[quote]
gerald_clark wrote:
Looks like you have a checkin ( ci ) hung on the shadow file.
Did you mistype 'vi' ?[/quote]
Awesome! That would be an easy typo to make and would have this result.
gerald_clark wrote:
Looks like you have a checkin ( ci ) hung on the shadow file.
Did you mistype 'vi' ?[/quote]
Awesome! That would be an easy typo to make and would have this result.
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Re: passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
You wouldn't believe how many times I have made that typo!
Re: passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
Thats ok but How can I fix this typo or How can I find it.
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Re: passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
1. Find the virtual terminal the ci is running in and abort the ci.
2. Find the ci process and kill it
or
3. Re-boot.
2. Find the ci process and kill it
or
3. Re-boot.
Re: passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
There are no ci process in my process list
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Re: passwd: Critical error - immediate abort
Your current passwd and shadow files are newer than the check-ins so I
don't think that is the problem after all.
don't think that is the problem after all.