Comments on: How to Fix “passwd: Authentication token manipulation error” in Linux

By: Lufre

Lufre — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:25:03 +0000

Thank you, your tips helped me a lot. “3. Remount Root Partition” solve my problem.

By: Unca Alby

Unca Alby — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:42:29 +0000

In reply to Scott M. Sanders.

Password Security is inherently an Administrative responsibility.

So, yes, you have to find an Admin to fix it.

By: Scott M. Sanders

Scott M. Sanders — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:59:36 +0000

What if you’re not an admin? Just wait on one?

By: Aaron Kili

Aaron Kili — Mon, 18 May 2020 09:52:18 +0000

In reply to jeoppy.

@jeoppy

Many thanks for sharing this solution.

By: jeoppy

jeoppy — Wed, 13 May 2020 14:58:50 +0000

Sometimes you get this error just by trying to set UID to the user which is higher then the allowed range defined at: /etc/pam.d/common-password. For example you try to set uid of 3000 and in that case the solution will be to edit the /etc/pam.d/common-password and change the line:

password        [success=3 default=ignore]      pam_krb5.so minimum_uid=1000
to 
password        [success=3 default=ignore]      pam_krb5.so minimum_uid=3000

save it and retry to create the user.