Root Password

[Kaushal Shriyan]

On 4/11/06, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at mindspring.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Andy Green wrote:
>
> > Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
> > > Hi All
> > >
> > > I am unable to reset my root password, It gives me the following information
> > >
> > > [root at 311111e python]# passwd root
> > > Changing password for user root.
> > > New password:
> > > Retype new password:
> > > passwd: Failed preliminary check by password service
> > > [root at 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
>
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Yes its under NIS