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 > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Douglas B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>