Linux Forums - Linux Help,Advice & support community:LinuxSolved.com

Others => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: purusrhce on September 11, 2006, 06:23:36 AM

Title: user administration
Post by: purusrhce on September 11, 2006, 06:23:36 AM

hi linux superiors,
                   
              i have a problem with creating a user account. when i tried to create a user it shows unable to lock passwd file.

            can  u pls tell me what can i do for this.

Thanks in Advance,

purushothaman.

Title: user administration
Post by: Ricky on September 11, 2006, 07:18:00 PM

There is one such discussion went earlier. you may want to see that..
unable to lock passwd file (http://www.linuxsolved.com/forums/ftopic1245.html) and let us know.

Title: user administration
Post by: gauravbajaj on September 12, 2006, 09:52:26 AM

Hi

Me and Ricky have earlier discussion on this topic also but i m not able to reacall that what we did to remove that error.........,, We will try and let u know..........

Gaurav

Title: Thank you!
Post by: purusrhce on September 13, 2006, 04:31:39 AM

hi

now the problem has cured. actually the problem with the permission for that passwd file. By mistaken i have applied 550 for that file. Now its working fine. Thankx ricky & gaurav.

Regards,
Purushothaman.