Ubuntu 12.04 / manipulation token error [SOLVED]

Paolo De Michele paolo at paolodemichele.it
Tue Jan 14 11:39:02 UTC 2014


On Monday, January 13, 2014 10:20:34 AM Kevin Olbrich wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> According to this:
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/passwd-authentication
> -token-manipulation-error-236955/
> 
> And some other search results, this is a known problem on 12.04.
> 
> Booting a live disk would work.
> 
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / best regards,
> Kevin Olbrich.
> 
> (mobil vom iPhone)
> 
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> > Am 13.01.2014 um 09:54 schrieb Paolo De Michele <paolo at paolodemichele.it>:
> > 
> > hi all,
> > 
> > I can't change root password because in my VPS the ssh console gives me:
> > 
> > $ ssh -p xxxx2 username at ipaddress
> > username at ipaddress's password:
> > Last login: Thu Jan  9 11:46:58 2014 from dynamic-adsl-xxx.xxx.xx.it
> > WARNING: Your password has expired.
> > You must change your password now and login again!
> > Changing password for username.
> > (current) UNIX password:
> > passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
> > passwd: password unchanged
> > Connection to xxxxxx closed.
> > 
> > how I fix this problem?
> > thanks in advance
> > 
> > regards

I solved the problem by logging into the console via my ISP
At the moment I disabled the expiration password

Thanks everybody





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