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== Comment: #0 - Guang Cheng Li <liguangc@xxxxxxxxxx> - 2015-01-07 01:51:51 ==
---Problem Description---
chfn does not work in a chroot environment.

In a chroot environment, the chroot exits with error "chfn: PAM: System
error" and does not do anything.

This might be related to https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=763391 and https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=745082
 
Contact Information = Guang Cheng Li liguangc@xxxxxxxxxx, Ralph Bellofatto ralphbel@xxxxxxxxxx 
 
---uname output---
Linux tulgpu002 3.16.0-23-generic #31-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 21 17:55:08 UTC 2014 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux
 
Machine Type = N/A 
 
---Debugger---
A debugger is not configured
 
---Steps to Reproduce---
 Create a Ubuntu chroot environment, chroot into the directory, then run chfn.

root@tulgpu002:~# ls
chfn-error-rootimg
root@tulgpu002:~# chroot chfn-error-rootimg
root@tulgpu002:/# ls
bin   dev  home        lib    media  opt   root  sbin  sys  usr  vmlinux
boot  etc  initrd.img  lib64  mnt    proc  run   srv   tmp  var  xcatpost
root@tulgpu002:/# 
root@tulgpu002:/# chfn -f 'games user id' games
chfn: PAM: System error
root@tulgpu002:/# 

 
*Additional Instructions for Guang Cheng Li liguangc@xxxxxxxxxx, Ralph Bellofatto ralphbel@xxxxxxxxxx: 
-Post a private note with access information to the machine that the bug is occuring on.

** Affects: shadow (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bot-comment bugnameltc-119995 severity-critical targetmilestone-inin---
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chfn does not work in chroot environment
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1408589
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