--- Linux-PAM-0.99.7.1/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c.pwmodify	2006-12-20 12:08:59.000000000 +0100

+++ Linux-PAM-0.99.7.1/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c	2007-02-21 21:01:48.000000000 +0100

@@ -1077,13 +1077,6 @@

 				user);

 			return PAM_USER_UNKNOWN;

 		}

-		if (!_unix_shadowed(pwd) &&

-		    (strchr(pwd->pw_passwd, '*') != NULL)) {

-			pam_syslog(pamh, LOG_DEBUG,

-				"user \"%s\" does not have modifiable password",

-				user);

-			return PAM_USER_UNKNOWN;

-		}

 	}

 	/*