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RE: [cobalt-users] Password File is locked

Thanks, after remove files in /etc/locks. Add user again, it showed
"cannot replace /etc/passwd with $Ptmp". Need advice.

-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerald Waugh
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 2:36 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Password File is locked


On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Koh Puay Hwee wrote:

> My server is RAQ4, tried to add user at virtual sites, received 
> warning message "Password File is locked", ran pwck showed cannot open

> /etc/passwd. Any Idea anyone ?
>
IIRC look in /etc/locks for a passwd lock and delete it.

Gerald
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