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Re: [cobalt-users] error: The password file is locked



At 09:51 26/01/01 +0000, you wrote:
>
>Dear Babu
>
>Thank you for your response! I have checked the passwd and
>shadow files, and they seem to be OK. I can modify and add
>users from the command tool without any problem. But I can't
>add or modify users using the Cobalt RaQ 4 web based interface,
>it always comes up with the error: "The password file is locked".

Hi Daniel,
I presume you still have the lock file under /etc/locks .
If you can find /etc/locks/ptmp then delete it.

Best regards,
Babu P. Yogarajah