could you pls show us your /etc/passwd.conf? thanks :-)

fun@naobsd.org wrote:
>>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!