i386/185978: Setting root password fails and aborts installation

[Dan-Simon Myrland]

>Number:         185978
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       Setting root password fails and aborts installation
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 22 00:40:00 UTC 2014
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Dan-Simon Myrland
>Release:        10
>Organization:
>Environment:
i386
>Description:
I have tried to install FreeBSD 10 (full release not RC) on VirtualBox, 
first with a i386 DVD from www.distrowatch.com, then the same DVD from 
www.freebsd.org.
In both cases, i always get this error:

After the installer has finished I am asked to set a root password after 
I have done so I get the message:
passwd: pam_chauthtok(): error in service module

The screen then immediately jumps to a ncurses window asking if I want to 
try and reinstall or abort, I have now tried this multiple times with 
different keyboard layouts (norwegian iso, and standard us), and I always 
get the same error.

When i boot the live CD and manually try to set passwd, I get this error:

passwd: in pam_sm_chauthtok(): pw_tmp() failed
passwd: pam_chauthtok(): error in service module
>How-To-Repeat:
Install FreeBSD 10 DVD (i386) in VirtualBox 4.3.4_OSE r91027
>Fix:


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