passwd segfaults

[nyles]

When I try to change passwd for a regular user the folowing happens:

Changing password for xxxxxx
(current) UNIX password:
New UNIX password:
(index fread failed): Operation not permitted
Segmentation fault

I think this backtrace suggests it has something to do with cracklib:

(gdb) backtrace
#0 0x400e03fa in strcmp () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 0x4005ed81 in FindPW () from /usr/lib/libcrack.so.2
#2 0x4005e29f in FascistLook () from /usr/lib/libcrack.so.2
#3 0x4005e42e in FascistCheck () from /usr/lib/libcrack.so.2
#4 0x4040a112 in pam_sm_chauthtok () from /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so
#5 0x40053d06 in _pam_dispatch_aux () from /lib/libpam.so.0
#6 0x400539e1 in _pam_dispatch () from /lib/libpam.so.0
#7 0x400163b5 in pam_sm_chauthtok () from /lib/security/pam_stack.so
#8 0x40015dbe in pam_sm_chauthtok () from /lib/security/pam_stack.so
#9 0x40053d06 in _pam_dispatch_aux () from /lib/libpam.so.0
#10 0x400539e1 in _pam_dispatch () from /lib/libpam.so.0
#11 0x400558e2 in pam_chauthtok () from /lib/libpam.so.0
#12 0x0804b0e6 in strcpy ()
#13 0x0804a055 in strcpy ()
#14 0x4007cdc4 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6

I can change password for root.

I have rebuild pam, cracklib and shadow in several versions and nothing seems to work. Any suggestions?

[enrique]

I'm having the same problem! I have also reemerges shadow, cracklib and pam!
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Kind regards, enrique
Workstation,HTPC,Powerbook

[the_bard]

I almost have the same problem here... only I can't change the password for root, either.

This is on a fresh install of Gentoo, too... using 1.4rc3. I did deviate slightly from the install directions on the LiveCD... I forgot to change the root password from the default after I had emerged the system. I simply booted off the LiveCD, and erased the root password in /etc/shadow.

[enrique]

Yeah, I ended up doing the same thing, boot of the live cd, deleted shadow and passwd, chroot and then emerged a new baselayout.
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Kind regards, enrique
Workstation,HTPC,Powerbook