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To: scaron@umich.edu, 9fans@9fans.net
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:21:39 -0400
From: john@csplan9.rit.edu
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Subject: Re: [9fans] authentication fails strangely after changing password
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> hi again,
>
> sorry for asking without experimenting first. and doubly so for replying
> to my own message.
>
> for the archives' sake, just wanted to say: i just blew away the nvram
>
> echo blah > /dev/sdC0/nvram
>
> then rebooted the system; respecified auth information when prompted.
>
> then used auth/changeuser to reset passwords for bootes and myself
>
> i'd hate to do it for hundreds of users but it did the trick for me.
>
> best,
>
> -sean
>

You should only have to do this when you change the bootes password;
it is Bad News when the nvram password doesn't match the bootes password.

No need to do it if you change a different user's password.


John