sudo apt-get remove likewise-open

20 comments on “Fixing “passwd: Authentication token manipulation error” when changing passwords”

1. sarfraz alam on January 14, 2013 at 4:19 am said:

   Sir i install Ubuntu on my laptop but i forget my password . when i try to rest them this error is occur “Authentication manipulation token error” . a lot of try i did but not success. kindly help me.
2. tung on August 25, 2012 at 1:57 am said:

   Thanks a lot! this post will help me
3. homnius on May 5, 2012 at 7:40 am said:

   ”passwd: Authentication token manipulation error” – system – hubuntu 12.04
   I tried this method:
   andi says:
   February 20, 2012 at 3:33 am

   When you are in recovery mode:
   select option to remount read/write – press enter
   when remounted try “drop to root shell prompt” again and change password
   it did work actually – hope itll work for you too

   It reaally works! TNX!!!))))))))))
4. sunray on April 16, 2012 at 12:49 pm said:

   andi says:
   February 20, 2012 at 3:33 am

   When you are in recovery mode:
   select option to remount read/write – press enter
   when remounted try “drop to root shell prompt” again and change password
   it did work actually – hope itll work for you too

   THANKS it worked
5. eduardo on April 1, 2012 at 4:00 pm said:

   same problem as TJ, after remount it seems that nothing happens and i can’t get out except turning off the computer..
6. TJ on March 12, 2012 at 1:14 am said:

   when i try to remount it drops down to some shell below which im not able to get out of … how do i go to drop down to root after i remount?
7. enurse on March 5, 2012 at 8:42 pm said:

   andi’s solution WORKED for me when none others did– THANKS!
8. waldner on February 28, 2012 at 10:04 am said:

   andi says:
   February 20, 2012 at 3:33 am

   When you are in recovery mode:
   select option to remount read/write – press enter
   when remounted try “drop to root shell prompt” again and change password
   it did work actually – hope itll work for you too

   Thanks man, this worked for me when nothing else did.
9. andi on February 20, 2012 at 3:33 am said:

   When you are in recovery mode:
   select option to remount read/write – press enter
   when remounted try “drop to root shell prompt” again and change password
   it did work actually – hope itll work for you too
10. andi on February 20, 2012 at 3:11 am said:

    same problem need help
11. KALImaR on February 3, 2012 at 6:04 pm said:

    Im having the same 11.10 problem with this irritating disaster…Solutions please
12. Balkan on January 18, 2012 at 2:01 am said:

    Hi All,
    I have similar problem as Dwarakesh, I set the automatic login on, and after that my password is not recognized for updates and software installation. I have no problem with keyring. Trying to set the new password in recovery mode did not help. Using Ubuntu 11.10.
13. Dwarakesh on January 10, 2012 at 12:27 pm said:

    yeah even I’m getting the same error on my sony e series laptop!!!!
    I am currently running ubuntu 11.10!!!
    thanks!
14. maryan on January 3, 2012 at 7:46 am said:

    my only problem is: i forgot my superuser password, so i can not remove Likewise Open. I followed some online advice and reboot my machine, then the [recovery] option, and then> “Drop to root shell prompt”.

    root@maryanche:~# passwd maryan
    enter new UNIX password:
    retype new UNIX password:
    passwd: authentication token manipulation error
    passwd: “password not updated” or something like that…
    what do i do…?
    thanks in advance…
15. slugstone on December 31, 2011 at 11:54 pm said:

    ok that great, but how do I get passed a lost password problem so I can run this command?

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17. dushyant kayarkar on August 9, 2010 at 7:44 am said:

    I attempted to update my password on Ubuntu today and encountered a strange error. I thought I’d disseminate my solution in hopes that it saves other time. A few suggest playing with pwconvert, /etc/shadow and /etc/passwd, but my solution was much simpler.

    Basically, if you run passwd and receive the error,”passwd: Authentication token manipulation error”, and passwd: password unchanged . error may be in likewise open and libnss-ldap. Unfortunately, even having this installed — but not configured — will prevent you from using passwd to update a local users’s password. Fortunately, the fix is very easy if you don’t actually use Likewise Open – just remove it from your system with this command:

    sudo apt-get remove likewise-open

    sudo apt-get remove libnss-ldap

    Confirm the prompts and after apt-get is done, you should be able to use passwd like normal. Thanks to Bug 302026 for guiding me to the solution. and refer http://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/09/11/fixing-authentication-token-manipulation-error-when-changing-passwords-with-passwd/ this u get an solution.
18. RaghuRam on July 22, 2010 at 1:02 am said:

    Thanks a lot buddy

    it helped me to change the root password when I got the error

    trying to change the root password
19. Nacho on February 25, 2010 at 12:23 pm said:

    Thanks a lot, dude!
20. Babu on October 10, 2009 at 5:49 am said:

    thanks .. helped me a lot