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Forum: Solaris 04-20-2010
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I ran the pwconv command and it complained about...
I ran the pwconv command and it complained about a blank line prior to the user account in question. Upon looking at the passwd file, on line 25, there was a ":" missing between the two fields. I fix...
Forum: Solaris 04-20-2010
38,052
Posted By eckmanb
grep oracle /etc/passwd ...
grep oracle /etc/passwd
oracle:x:122:120:oracle:/u01/app/oracle:/bin/ksh
grep oracle /etc/shadow
oracle:uHa6fqtxFULe6:14687::::::

as root, su to oracle

su - oracle
id
uid=122(oracle)...
Forum: Solaris 04-20-2010
38,052
Posted By eckmanb
Yes, the user account is within the shadow file,...
Yes, the user account is within the shadow file, and has a password set. As I stated before, I have logged in and used this account several times before.
Forum: Solaris 04-20-2010
38,052
Posted By eckmanb
I know the account exists because I can see the...
I know the account exists because I can see the account information within the passwd file; I also used the account several days ago without any problems. I can also "su" to that account name without...
Forum: Solaris 04-20-2010
38,052
Posted By eckmanb
Unable to change password for a user.
I am getting the following error message "passwd: User unknown: username" Permission denied error message when trying to change the password for that given user account.

The user account is...
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