Can't change any passwords via cPanel

[Freeze]

Hi

For some reason i can't change any password via cPanel, such as MySQL, FTP and my password to cPanel.
I get this error every time:

"There was an error manipulating the password file. This generally means you entered your old password incorrectly."

Even tho i'm 100% sure i'm entering the right current password, and i'm typing the new password right.

How do i fix this?

 

[Infopro]

Can you change a password from WHM?

 

[Freeze]

/etc/passwd is 644.

I can't find /usr/bin/passwd? What do i do if i don't have one?

 

[JawadArshad]

1- Copy it over from /bin as there is an identical copy of this binary in /bin.

If it's not there, you can proceed with the next options.

2- Backup your /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow and other vital files just in case, although they belong to a different RPM.

3- Copy the binary over from a matching server or download and force install 'passwd' rpm.

Check which version is installed.

rpm -qa |grep -i passwd

Here is the sample output.

[email protected] [~]# rpm -qa |grep -i passwd
pam_passwdqc-1.0.2-1.2.2
pam_passwdqc-1.0.2-1.2.2
passwd-0.73-1

You can download the passwd rpm version for your OS and architecture (32 or 64bit) and force install it.

rpm -ivh --force passwd-0.73-xxxx.rpm

Not to mention, you need to investigate how this file got deleted and proceed with the above at your own risk.

/etc/passwd is 644.

I can't find /usr/bin/passwd? What do i do if i don't have one?

 

[Freeze]

My host haven't enabled shell and i can't even find a bin folder in file manager.

 

[Infopro]

My host haven't enabled shell and i can't even find a bin folder in file manager.

You'll need to speak with your host about this issue. That file is not accessible from your cPanel File Manager, it's a system file.

 

[Freeze]

Where do i acces the file then?

 

[Infopro]

Via SSH, as root.