[CentOS] Re: useradd: unable to lock password file
roberth at abbacomm.net
roberth at abbacomm.net
Thu Sep 1 04:39:51 UTC 2005
> Hi,
>
> Ok $200USD for anyone who can help me fix this now.... rebooted and it
> doesn't say the file is locked anymore... the useradd command just doesn't
> die or return anything and just sits there chewing data :(
>
> Man down.
>
> Nick
when you run the useradd, are you doing so as root or via another method?
then check these things as root
cd /
ls -axl
check to see if all directories, permissions and ownerships look right for
everything from the root dir
then check this file with vi or pico or more or whatever... :-)
/etc/default/useradd
all look ok there?
i always look in /tmp to see if there is any garbage lurking around
causing probs even if it isnt necessarily related to exactly what i am
looking for at that moment.
a few other things escape me at the moment as i am hungry. back inna few
regards,
- rh
Robert Hanson
Abba Communications
http://www.abbacomm.net
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