Friday, January 11, 2013

passwd: Module is unknown after uninstalling Centrify

Issue:
Cannot log into Linux machine with local accounts (including root) after uninstalling Centrify.  The  error message below can be seen after booting to single user mode and attempting to reset a password.

passwd: Module is unknown

or when you try to su to a user

su: Module is unknown

Solution: 
Restore the files below with the copy created by the Centrify installation with .pre_cdc ending.

  1. common-accont
  2. common-auth
  3. common-password
  4. common-session



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