useradd:cannot rewrite password file

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• Subject: useradd:cannot rewrite password file
• From: Balchand N <balchand@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:11:52 +0530
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hi,

I just installed fedora core 3. while everything works fine, i am
unable to add user accounts because of this problem. i checked for any
.lock files in etc. but none. kindly help me in this regard

bala

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