> I have installed SuSE 6 , and now no user except root can access chfn , it
> asks for a password, it is not the root password , user password , user
> names , etc... There is no reference to this in the manual or online help.
> The incorrect password is logged in /var/log/messages
> Mar 9 13:53:49 snet chfn[13466]: incorrect password for `jhegarty'
>Hea,
I tried that at home on my SuSe 6 install, and it required a password for
it too. the oassword I had to type was my user password:
chfn bbt
password: .....
and it worked...
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