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Others => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: gauravbajaj on May 19, 2005, 10:24:15 AM
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Hi Grp...
I have an problem with my linux system..May be someone can help me..
I wants to add users in my linux system..., previusly my system works fine but now i m tryng to add users then it shows an error like this:
----unable to lock passwd file
So What is this error?? How can i remove this???????????
Plzz help me, i m not able to add local users in my linux machine.........
Gaurav
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for this there can be two reasons..
a . The /etc/passwd file is used by another process
or
b. You are not having proper permission to modify it.
To make sure u are having right privilages..
do ..
check first if you are "root" user
ls -l / |grep etc
and
ls -l /etc |grep passwd
if both are showing user and group ownership as root then u are fine.
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Dear
I have checked that files already there is nothing to do with this.., The files have the owner as well as group root.....
Then what others pb it is...., as i have checked many sites....it's written alll the lines u told , i have checked all, means ownership as well as process id.....
It is written that ... there is a file named passwd.lock , just check the pid of that file...
Kill that pid..
but this is also not the pb in my case...
SO plzz help me what i can do???
Gaurav
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:?
hmm...
You know I was also wondering that why you have asked such question and was sure that we will have to shake our brain.
Ok now I think you should give a filesystem repair then see if you still facing the problem.
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OK Ricky
I will perorm filesystem repair , if it doesn't work .. then i will ask u ...
Thxxxxxxxxxxxx
Gaurav