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11 questions linked to/from Authentication token manipulation error
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Cannot bypass the password? [duplicate]
I forgot my Ubuntu password. I followed the steps given on your sites and I almost reached the end, but then my computer said:
passwd: authentication token manipulation error
I tried to do it again ...
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I want to change my administrator password but am receiving an error"manipulation token authentication error" [duplicate]
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Authentication token manipulation error
I want to change my ubuntu 11.10 administrator account password but when i am about to do so, i get an error that "passwd:Manipulation ...
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password help please [duplicate]
I have version 11.10 and am having trouble login in can only access guest account and cannot get into adminastrator account. I have gone to root menu and tried to enter password change it posts ...
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I cant login in Ubuntu Server after passwd command [duplicate]
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Authentication token manipulation error
I installed Ubuntu Server using Oracle VM on my Windows 7 for practicing GNU commands.
I used the passwd tool but after using the ...
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Trying to change administrator password [duplicate]
I have tryed to change the password with the information that jorge castro has
put up. when i get to the UNIX password change it says (Authentication token manipulation error) then says password ...
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Getting an "Authentication token manipulation" error when trying to change my user password
I am logging in to my Ubuntu Server using my username. Once I am logged in I am typing passwd command. Entering a new password but a second after getting following error messages:
passwd: ...
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root can change the password of a user, but the user herself cannot
I want to change the password of a user in Ubuntu.
I am able to do this as root (administrator).
root@xxx:~# passwd testuser
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password ...
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remounting as read/write -- will I lose my data?
I need root access to install a file, but I seem to have forgotten my pw. To change it, it appears I will need to enter GRUB and remount / as read/write as suggested here.
I just want to know if I ...
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How to login into Ubuntu after an upgrade to 12.04?
Yesterday I upgraded from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04. The upgrade went smoothly. I did a restart and then strange things started to happen.
After each upgrade I set my Ubuntu to automatic login(been ...
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How to add user to Ubuntu Phone?
Normally I would just do:
sudo adduser anewuser
and then provide the initial password.
However in Ubuntu Phone I get:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged
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Ubuntu 16.04, pbis, authentication token manipulation problem
I have a huge problem with my Ubuntu since I tried to change the password.
My Desktop is connected with a windows domain using pbis-open. From time to time I have to change my domain password and ...
