Re: Password problems
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008, Frank McCormick shared this with us all:
>--} On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:32:56 -0600
>--} "Russell L. Harris" <rlharris@oplink.net> wrote:
>--}
>--} > * Frank McCormick <fmccormick@videotron.ca> [080216 17:21]:
>--} > >
>--} > > I changed my password using passwd...and now some apps want the old
>--} > > password...others want the new one!
>--} > >
>--} > > For example when I do sudo aptitude update in a terminal sudo will
>--} > > only accept the new password...however if I run Synaptic...it will
>--} > > accept only the old password. What's going on here and how can it
>--} > > be fixed ?
>--} >
>--} > Perhaps synaptic is asking for the password of the normal user -- not
>--} > the password of root -- in order to access the keyring?
>--}
>--}
>--} There is no root account on this box. It has always asked me for my
>--} password as I am the first user. As I said this business didn't start
>--} until a changed my password.
>--}
>--} Cheers
>--} --
>--} Frank
Because there is no root account? Maybe the system now sees two users. One
able to run certain programs/apps and the other able to run others. Usually
if there is a rot account and a user account, there is no problem changing a
password. Because the account and permissions remain the same for that
account when the password is changed.
So what was the command to change the password when there is no root account?
Log in as who? Then $ or # passwd
This could be the problem. But I have never run a Linux system without a root
account so this may be no help at all.
Sorry if that doesn't help.
Charlie
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