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Description of problem:
When using authtok_type parameter for pam_cracklib module the given string isn't shown at retype prompt:

# passwd pamtest6209
Changing password for user pamtest6209.
New PAMTEST password: 
Retype new password: 
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

According to the man page:
authtok_type=XXX
The default action is for the module to use the following prompts when requesting passwords: "New UNIX password: " and "Retype UNIX password: ". The example word UNIX can be replaced with this option, by default it is empty.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
pam-1.1.1-10.el6_2.1

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set authtok_type for pam:
password required pam_cracklib.so authtok_type=PAMTEST
2. useradd test
3. passwd test
  
Actual results:
functionality <-> man page inconsistency

Expected results:
Man page correct, or string shown also at retype prompt

Additional info:
Not a regression

This depends on the following modules in the PAM stack. If they used the pam_get_authtok() function, it would work. Unfortunately pam_unix doesn't.

Basically this is request to modify pam_unix to use pam_get_authtok() function to obtain the password.

I was wrong in comment #1 - this is actually bug in pam_get_authtok_verify().

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0521.html