Segmentation Fault using passwd command

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Overview

passwd on Solaris 8 causes a segmentation fault if the userPassword is stored in SSHA format. Configuration:

  • Solaris 8 SPARC client (117350-47)
  • LDAP user account
  • Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE) 6.2

Example

$ ldapsearch -h LDAP_server -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w password -b dc=example,dc=com uid=hutchib | grep userPassword userPassword={SSHA}...

$ passwd passwd: Changing password for hutchib Enter existing login password: New Password: Re-enter new Password: Segmentation Fault (core dumped)

Workaround

There appear to be two workarounds.

  • Use passwd -r ldap when changing an LDAP user password.

$ passwd -r ldap passwd: Changing password for hutchib Enter existing login password: New Password: Re-enter new Password: LDAP passwd changed for hutchib

  • Change the Directory Server password storage scheme from SSHA (the default) to crypt.
  1. dsconf set-server-prop pwd-storage-scheme:crypt
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