PAM fails to change user password

[Dag-Erling Smørgrav]

FreeBSD MailList <subscriber at osk.com.ua> writes:
> When I try to change user's password (via passwd) I recieve the
> following:
>
> passwd: entry inconsistent
> passwd: pam_chauthtok(): error in service module
> passwd: in pam_sm_chauthtok(): pw_copy() failed

Do you by any chance have multiple entries for the same user in
master.passwd?  If you do, use vipw(8) to remove all but one, and try
again.

DES
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