Fellow list members,
I recently tried to add a user to a little used server that hadn't see a change in users for quite a while. When I use system-config-users I get an error alert that says -
The user database cannot be read. This problem is most likely caused by a mismatch in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. The program will exit now.
I awk'ed out the user ID's and ran diff. That came back with the shadow file having two more users than the passwd file. Ok, fine, whatever. But the trick now is how to fix this. Can I just use vi and delete the offending lines from the shadow file? Is there a utility or script that will sync them in a less potentially destructive way?
Any pointers to info on this are greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Joe
On Sun, Jan 06, 2008 at 02:43:47AM -0500, Joe Klemmer alleged:
Fellow list members,
I recently tried to add a user to a little used server that hadn't see a change in users for quite a while. When I use system-config-users I get an error alert that says -
The user database cannot be read. This problem is most likely caused by a mismatch in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. The program will exit now.
I awk'ed out the user ID's and ran diff. That came back with the shadow file having two more users than the passwd file. Ok, fine, whatever. But the trick now is how to fix this. Can I just use vi and delete the offending lines from the shadow file? Is there a utility or script that will sync them in a less potentially destructive way?
Any pointers to info on this are greatly appreciated.
Just edit the file. It's fine.
On Sun, 2008-01-06 at 00:39 -0800, Garrick Staples wrote:
Any pointers to info on this are greatly appreciated.
Just edit the file. It's fine.
Rock-n-roll, man. That did the trick. You know, there would probably be use for a tool that checked the files and made sure they weren't out of sync. Isn't pam supposed to have that capability? I have avoided reading/learning anything about it for years. And I mean YEARS. Maybe I'll take a peek and see what's in there. And maybe I'll get off my @$$ and figure out Bind/DNS.
Right. And maybe Microsoft will change the licensing for Windows to GPL.
Anyway, thanks much, Joe
On Sun, January 6, 2008 23:12, Joe Klemmer wrote:
On Sun,
2008-01-06 at 00:39 -0800, Garrick Staples wrote:
Rock-n-roll, man. That did the trick. You know, there would probably
be use for a tool that checked the files and made sure they weren't
out
of sync. Isn't pam supposed to have that capability? I
have avoided
reading/learning anything about it for years. And
I mean YEARS. Maybe
I'll take a peek and see what's in there.
And maybe I'll get off my @$$
and figure out Bind/DNS.
Right. And maybe Microsoft will change the licensing for
Windows to
GPL.
Anyway, thanks much, Joe
man pwck
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