unix_chkpwd[4275]: account root has password changed in future

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Subject	Author	Date
unix_chkpwd[4275]: account root has password changed in future	Jeff	02-05-2010

Posted by Jeff on February 5, 2010, 1:20 pm

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Hi-

This message is scrolling in my /var/log/secure file over and over:

unix_chkpwd[4275]: account root has password changed in future

I checked both /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow dates, I even 'touched'
both to be sure they are current and still this message continues
to scroll over and over every 1-5 minutes.

Can someone tell me what else to look for? My machine is
very locked down and nobody uses it but myself, so Im fairly
sure it hasnt been compromised.

Thanks

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