Problem:
When you trying to change password in solaris, you may get the below error:
Solution:
As root do the following:
Now, Ask the oracle user to try again.
Now the Oracle user able to change their password.
Permenant fix:
Take a look at /etc/default/passwd file and check the MINWEEKS Parameter.
You can change it to NULL if you don't want a minimum time between password changes.
When you trying to change password in solaris, you may get the below error:
ORACLE user1$ passwd oracle
Enter existing login password:
passwd: Sorry: less than 7 days since the last change.
Permission denied
Solution:
As root do the following:
# passwd -n 0 oracle
Now, Ask the oracle user to try again.
ORACLE user1$ passwd oracle
Now the Oracle user able to change their password.
Permenant fix:
Take a look at /etc/default/passwd file and check the MINWEEKS Parameter.
You can change it to NULL if you don't want a minimum time between password changes.