Re: strange vipw message !!!!
On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 05:07:51AM -0800, Edi Mitrea wrote: > hi there, Hello > las night i tried to install a mail server, i mean postfix. i tried to add 2 > users, with useradd or adduser commands but i called off. later when i tried > to change some stuff in my passwd file, whitch i tried to edit with "vipw" it > keep giving me this message all the time : > > bash-3.00# vipw > vipw: the passwd file is busy or you cannot lock. If you are not root, please try sudo vipw or login as root and try vipw again. > bash-3.00# useradd someuser > useradd: can't obtain pw_lock: File exists Same as above. If this solves your problems, my advice is to buy a book about unix administration and/or special books about openbsd. AND read the faq and the manpage, after that you have very few questions ;). -- gruesse joerg "joerch" buechner -- "Kaum macht mans richtig, schon funktionierts!" (busack thomas) --
Re: strange vipw message !!!!
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Re: strange vipw message !!!!
The problem is the following: -> read the pw_lock(3) man page (do: man 3 pw_lock); -> read it entirely; -> understand that manual page; -> (the most important step) check if the /etc/ptmp file is in the filesystem and remove it. You'll see that things are now all right. Maybe you'll need to re-add those 2 users. Yours in BSDness, Gabriel George POPA Edi Mitrea wrote: hi there, las night i tried to install a mail server, i mean postfix. i tried to add 2 users, with useradd or adduser commands but i called off. later when i tried to change some stuff in my passwd file, whitch i tried to edit with "vipw" it keep giving me this message all the time : bash-3.00# vipw vipw: the passwd file is busy or you cannot lock. i try to add some user in normal mode with ordinary commands and i got this message: bash-3.00# useradd someuser useradd: can't obtain pw_lock: File exists I mention the fact that i've already restarted my box, i took a lock at KERN.SECURELEVEL whitch is 1. Would someone be kind to explain to me what's happen? thx in advance edi
strange vipw message !!!!
hi there, las night i tried to install a mail server, i mean postfix. i tried to add 2 users, with useradd or adduser commands but i called off. later when i tried to change some stuff in my passwd file, whitch i tried to edit with "vipw" it keep giving me this message all the time : bash-3.00# vipw vipw: the passwd file is busy or you cannot lock. i try to add some user in normal mode with ordinary commands and i got this message: bash-3.00# useradd someuser useradd: can't obtain pw_lock: File exists I mention the fact that i've already restarted my box, i took a lock at KERN.SECURELEVEL whitch is 1. Would someone be kind to explain to me what's happen? thx in advance edi
