[Bug 302026] [NEW] likewise-open prevents local passwords from being changed

[Jakob]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: likewise-open

After installing likewise-open on 8.10 I am unable to change any local passwords.
The latest updates have just been applied - some updates to libpam were included but did not fix the problem.

This appears only to be the case with users with empty passwords.

jakob at ubuntu:~$ passwd
Changing password for jakob.
(current) UNIX password:
^C
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged
jakob at ubuntu:~$
jakob at ubuntu:~$ sudo su -
[sudo] password for jakob:
root at ubuntu:~# passwd
passwd: password updated successfully
root at ubuntu:~#
root at ubuntu:~# adduser testuser
Adding user `testuser' ...
[output cut]
root at ubuntu:~#
root at ubuntu:~#
root at ubuntu:~#
root at ubuntu:~# passwd testuser
passwd: password updated successfully
root at ubuntu:~#                       

The passwd commands simply prints out that "password updated
successfully" message then exits.

** Affects: likewise-open (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: likewise-open

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: likewise-open
  
  After installing likewise-open on 8.10 I am unable to change any local passwords.
  The latest updates have just been applied - some updates to libpam were included but did not fix the problem.
  
  This appears only to be the case with users with empty passwords.
  
- <code>
  jakob at ubuntu:~$ passwd
  Changing password for jakob.
  (current) UNIX password:
  ^C
  passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
  passwd: password unchanged
  jakob at ubuntu:~$
  jakob at ubuntu:~$ sudo su -
  [sudo] password for jakob:
  root at ubuntu:~# passwd
  passwd: password updated successfully
  root at ubuntu:~#
  root at ubuntu:~# adduser testuser
  Adding user `testuser' ...
  [output cut]
  root at ubuntu:~#
  root at ubuntu:~#
  root at ubuntu:~#
  root at ubuntu:~# passwd testuser
  passwd: password updated successfully
  root at ubuntu:~#                       
  
- </code>
- 
  The passwd commands simply prints out that "password updated
  successfully" message then exits.

** Tags added: likewise-open

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likewise-open prevents local passwords from being changed
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