Index: includes/form.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/form.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.102
diff -u -r1.102 form.inc
--- includes/form.inc	20 Apr 2006 07:11:37 -0000	1.102
+++ includes/form.inc	20 Apr 2006 09:18:42 -0000
@@ -713,6 +713,18 @@
   return theme('form_element', $element['#title'], '<div class="container-inline">'. $element['#children']. '</div>', $element['#description'],  $element['#id'], $element['#required'], form_get_error($element));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Expand a password_confirm field into two text boxes.
+ */
+function expand_password_confirm($element) {
+  $element['pass1'] =  array('#type' => 'password', '#size' => 12, '#value' => $element['#value']['pass1']);
+  $element['pass2'] =  array('#type' => 'password', '#size' => 12, '#value' => $element['#value']['pass2']);
+  $element['#validate'] = array('password_confirm_validate' => array());
+  $element['#tree'] = TRUE;
+
+  return $element;
+}
+
 /**
  * Validate password_confirm element.
  */
@@ -725,13 +737,12 @@
     form_set_value($form, $pass1);
     if ($pass1 != $pass2) {
       form_error($form, t('The specified passwords do not match.'));
-      form_error($form['pass1']);
-      form_error($form['pass2']);
     }
   }
   elseif ($form['#required'] && !empty($_POST['edit'])) {
-    form_set_error('pass1', t('Password field is required.'));
+    form_error($form, t('Password field is required.'));
   }
+
   return $form;
 }
 
Index: modules/system.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system.module,v
retrieving revision 1.315
diff -u -r1.315 system.module
--- modules/system.module	20 Apr 2006 07:11:37 -0000	1.315
+++ modules/system.module	20 Apr 2006 09:18:43 -0000
@@ -63,12 +63,7 @@
   $type['button'] = array('#input' => TRUE, '#name' => 'op', '#button_type' => 'submit', '#form_submitted' => FALSE);
   $type['textfield'] = array('#input' => TRUE, '#size' => 60, '#maxlength' => 128, '#autocomplete_path' => FALSE);
   $type['password'] = array('#input' => TRUE, '#size' => 30);
-  $type['password_confirm'] = array('#input' => TRUE,
-    '#value' => 'pass',
-    'pass1' => array('#type' => 'password', '#size' => 12),
-    'pass2' => array('#type' => 'password', '#size' => 12),
-    '#validate' => array('password_confirm_validate' => array()),
-  );
+  $type['password_confirm'] = array('#input' => TRUE, '#process' => array('expand_password_confirm' => array()));
   $type['textarea'] = array('#input' => TRUE, '#cols' => 60, '#rows' => 5);
   $type['radios'] = array('#input' => TRUE, '#process' => array('expand_radios' => array()));
   $type['radio'] = array('#input' => TRUE);