https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697670 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697670#c0 Summary: Even though password is set system accepts anything / blank password Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Final Platform: i586 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.4 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Other AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: a.vankaam@chello.nl QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Opera/9.80 (X11; Linux i686; U; en) Presto/2.8.131 Version/11.11 Clean install (so format of /) with 11.4 i586 on a HP Pavilion notebook, went with the defaults, set user name and password, kept box checked to use password for administrator, install went fine. Once system is up an running you no longer need a password to use su, sudo or even ctrl+alt+f1 and login as root or as user ! passwd returns permission denied for both user and root /var/log/messages shows: Jun 2 12:49:13 leisha su: (to root) hhs on /dev/pts/2 Jun 2 12:49:16 leisha passwd[11011]: User root: Permission denied Jun 2 12:49:16 leisha passwd[11011]: password change failed, pam error 6 - account=root, uid=0, by=0 passwd and shadow file permissions seem okay and shadow shows an encrypted password: # ls -l /etc/passwd -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1140 Jun 2 12:39 /etc/passwd leisha:/home/hhs # ls -l /etc/shadow -rw-r----- 1 root shadow 609 Jun 2 12:39 /etc/shadow leisha:/home/hhs # cat /etc/passwd | grep root root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash leisha:/home/hhs # cat /etc/shadow | grep root root:$2a$05$.0rKvh5u3kRwwzVJHf1wYO3myjfr9yEUhRwcctkcXRfgjM6zB.3Oa:15127:::::: leisha:/home/hhs # I done 3 installs now, all with reformat and all with the exact same result. Used same DVD and install steps on a desktop and it does not show this behavior at all Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. clean install on this notebook from i586 dvd, set password during install Actual Results: su, when asked for password you can press enter passwd will give error Expected Results: to be prompted to enter the correct password and to be able to change password -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.