Unable to change password for IPA user on IPA client using "passwd" command

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Password change fails for IPA user on IPA client with an error:
$ passwd
Changing password for user ipauser.
Current Password:
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
  • Unable to change password for IPA user on IPA client usingpasswd command, following error is reported in /var/log/secure:
Sep  9 09:40:28 ipaclient passwd: pam_sss(passwd:chauthtok): Password change failed for user ipauser: 22 (Authentication token lock busy)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise LInux 8
  • sssd
  • ipa-client

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