Re: useradd:cannot rewrite password file

• To: Balchand N <balchand@xxxxxxxxx>, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: useradd:cannot rewrite password file
• From: Richard E Miles <r.godzilla@xxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:24:26 -0700
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On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:11:52 +0530
Balchand N <balchand@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
> 

Are you running as root?


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Richard E Miles
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