Getting "Permission denied" error trying to reset root password as root user (Doc ID 2956579.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 11.4 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Customer was getting "Permission Denied" error trying to set root password as user "root":

root#
root# passwd root
New Password:
Re-enter new Password:
Permission denied
root#

None were reported

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