Change password for users

cbtshare · June 9, 2013, 2:42pm

I am on SunOS SolarisServer 5.11 11.1 i86pc i386 i86pc , I am trying to change password for a user,but I get the following message.I cannot find any google help on the matter.can anyone help?

root@SolarisServer:~# passwd
passwd: Changing password for stain

Please try again

Please try again
Permission denied

root@SolarisServer:~# passwd smbuser

Please try again

Please try again
Permission denied
root@SolarisServer:~#

bartus11 · June 9, 2013, 2:49pm

Post output of:

grep passwd /etc/nsswitch.conf

cbtshare · June 9, 2013, 4:00pm

Passwd: files

bartus11 · June 9, 2013, 4:05pm

Did you by any chance modify /etc/pam.conf recently?

cbtshare · June 9, 2013, 4:18pm

Yes I did as per an instruction guide on how to configure smb server for Solaris 11

other password required pam_smb_passwd.so.1 nowarn

bartus11 · June 9, 2013, 4:48pm

Remove that line from /etc/pam.conf and add this at the end of /etc/pam.d/other :

password required       pam_smb_passwd.so.1 nowarn

cbtshare · June 9, 2013, 8:17pm

That worked, Thank you !