Why does system prompt to enter password multiple times while changing the password?

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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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