Why does system prompt to enter password multiple times while changing the password?
Issue
- While changing password for any user on system, it's asking to enter password for three times(multiple times).
[root@server ~]# passwd testuser
Changing password for user testuser.
New password:
Retype new password:
Retype new password: <------ Extra Password Prompt
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
[root@server~]#
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- PAM
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