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 > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > Behalf Of Lewi Kristianto > Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 1:51 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: [CentOS] Re: useradd: unable to lock password file > > looking forward this problem since rh8, > why redhat came with passwd pam.d with lock file? > > compare with passwd pam.d that come with mandrake > heard, if that can avoid for corrupt database > > On 9/1/05, Nick <list at everywhereinternet.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Help. I have an issue adding accounts to a centos box of joy that has > > otherwise been 100% reliable. > > > > Basically if I run a "useradd test" as root it returns useradd: unable > to > > lock password file. > > > > There is a /etc/passwd.lock file: > > > > [root at bill etc]# more passwd.lock > > 6697 > > > > PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM TIME CPU > COMMAND > > 6697 root 25 0 22672 22M 612 R 47.2 1.1 1:02 1 > useradd > > > > Eating lots of cpu... but doing what? > > > > If anyone has any clues I'd really appreciate the help :) > > > > Cheers, > > > > Nick > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > -- > ichtus > _______________________________________________ > Lewi Supranata .K > iPLUG Team > 1. http://mbone.petra.ac.id/u/ichtus > 2. http://ichtus.blogs.friendster.com > GnuPG Public Key: > http://mbone.petra.ac.id/u/ichtus/ichtus-keys2 > _______________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos