don't know about the drives
but regarding configuring users - 
just deleting /etc/ptmp and /etc/gtmp (as su) seems to have no ill effects and
frees up useradd, configuring groups and users, etc.

Doug

On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 02:24, iggy wrote:
> i've searched through the archives looking for past threads and have been 
> unsuccessful, so here goes...
> 
> if i log in as "iggy" or "root", either way the floppy drive (fd0, i only have 
> one) and cdrom2 have a locked icon in konqueror.
> 
> in the control center (this may or may not be related to the locked drives), 
> when i attempt to configure users i get the error message "Cannot lock user 
> lib, file /etc/ptmp or /etc/gtmp exist"
> 
> if you know where i can go to RTFM or have some pointers for me to try, any 
> help is appreciated.
> 
> ***extra info***  i am attempting to setup a linux terminal server using the 
> resources at www.ltsp.org and need to create a boot diskette for the clients.
> 
> thanks to all whom take time out of their busy lives to help a n00b like me 
> :^)
> 
> -iggy
> 
> 
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