• Bug#1108959: Pam: "When trying to update a password, this return status

    From charles hummer@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 8 17:30:01 2025
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    Pam sends "When trying to update a password, this return status indicates that the value provided as the current password is not correct." when a password is mistyped.
    Examples:
    user@localhost:~$ sudo su
    [sudo] password for user:
    When trying to update a password, this return status indicates that the value provided as the current password is not correct.
    Speak English you fool --- there are no subtitles in this scene.
    [sudo] password for user:

    user@localhost:~$ ssh 127.0.0.1
    [email protected]'s password:
    Permission denied, please try again.
    [email protected]'s password:
    When trying to update a password, this return status indicates that the value provided as the current password is not correct.
    When trying to update a password, this return status indicates that the value provided as the current password is not correct.

    note: 2nd login attempt was successful

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