You are probably running shadow passwords, which means you need to have an entry for that new user in /etc/passwd, too.
Might it not have been easier to use useradd, though? On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, Santhosh wrote: > Hi All, > I tried to add user in /etc/passwd file, I added a line in /etc/passwd > Test:x:501:501::/home/Test:/bin/bash and then i saved.When i try to give the > passwd it gives the following error. i tried the command passwd Test, > passwd: Authentication token manipulation error.Is there any other file i need > to update. Can somebody help me to overcome this problem. > > Santhosh. > > > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
