> Date: Sunday, June 14, 2020 17:26:42 -0400 > From: Jay Hart <jhart at kevla.org> > >> On 6/14/20 1:39 PM, Jay Hart wrote: >>> You may need to modify /etc/shadow for consistency. >>> >>> I don't know what to do here. Need some guidance please. >> >> >> Run "vipw -s" and make the same change to that file's record for >> ABCLast. >> > > In /etc/passwd the directory was shown in plain text. So I just > moved over in the line and changed /home/ABCLast to /home/ALast. > Saved file, and exited. > > I don't see a directory name in /etc/shadow using 'vipw -s' > The /etc/shadow file doesn't have the user directory information, rather the username and the password (and some other bits - man shadow for the details). With the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow out of sync - having different versions of the username - I suspect that the user can't log in. You should also fix the shadow group file (gshadow). Look at the man page for vipw for the command for doing that.