Subject: bin/28972: passwd: Couldn't generate salt: Invalid argument
To: None <gnats-admin@netbsd.org, netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org>
From: None <fun@naobsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/15/2005 02:57:00 
>Number:         28972
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       passwd: Couldn't generate salt: Invalid argument
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Jan 15 02:57:00 +0000 2005
>Originator:     FUKAUMI Naoki
>Release:        NetBSD 2.99.14
>Organization:
	FUKAUMI Naoki
>Environment:
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
	passwd(1) is broken.

	# passwd root
	Changing local password for root.
	New password: ********
	Retype new password: ********
	passwd: Couldn't generate salt: Invalid argument
	passwd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged
>How-To-Repeat:
	See above.
>Fix:
	Yes, please!