> > > > > Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > > > > > > > I am unable to reset my root password, It gives me > the following information > > > > > > > > > > > > [root@311111e python]# passwd root > > > > > > Changing password for user root. > > > > > > New password: > > > > > > Retype new password: > > > > > > passwd: Failed preliminary check by password service > > > > > > [root@311111e python]# > > > > > > > > > > What happens with just > > > > > > > > > > passwd > > > > > > > > > > on its own? This should set your current user > password, which is root. > > > > > > > > is this under NIS, by any chance? > > > > > > > > rday > > > > > > > > -- > > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > Yes its under NIS > > in that case, i would just google on the combination of "NIS" and that > error message and see what comes up. > > >IIRC from the last time I used a system with NIS involved, the command >to be used to reset a users password was yppasswd. > >However, the root password should always be local to the machine and not >set under NIS. (Think about what would happen if the only way to log in >was when connected to the NIS server, but you needed to do admin stuff >on the machine so it was disconnected from the network.) The above is true. Check the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to make sure that for the passwd: entry, files is included in addition to nis. Your root password is probably not, and should not be, handled by NIS. Bob Styma
