Re: [Bug 432964] Re: [users-admin] unable to change real name

2009-09-20 Thread Tuomas Aavikko
2009/9/20 Milan Bouchet-Valat > I'm running out of ideas then, that's not really my domain... Maybe > something in your configuration prevents usermod from locking the file, > even if no process is using it. Can you remember something you did > before user creation became impossible? eCryptfs cou

[Bug 432964] Re: [users-admin] unable to change real name

2009-09-20 Thread Milan Bouchet-Valat
I'm running out of ideas then, that's not really my domain... Maybe something in your configuration prevents usermod from locking the file, even if no process is using it. Can you remember something you did before user creation became impossible? eCryptfs could explain it if the root partition was

Re: [Bug 432964] Re: [users-admin] unable to change real name

2009-09-20 Thread Tuomas Aavikko
2009/9/20 Milan Bouchet-Valat > Good, we know have the original error. I don't know what can trigger > this, but the problem is not specific to the gnome-system-tools. > > Please run 'sudo apt-get install lslk' and > lslk /etc/passwd > It seems that another process/user is locking the file, preve

[Bug 432964] Re: [users-admin] unable to change real name

2009-09-20 Thread Milan Bouchet-Valat
Good, we know have the original error. I don't know what can trigger this, but the problem is not specific to the gnome-system-tools. Please run 'sudo apt-get install lslk' and lslk /etc/passwd It seems that another process/user is locking the file, preventing us from editing it. Sure, we should

[Bug 432964] Re: [users-admin] unable to change real name

2009-09-20 Thread Milan Bouchet-Valat
** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- [users-admin] unable to change real name https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/432964 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

Re: [Bug 432964] Re: [users-admin] unable to change real name

2009-09-20 Thread Tuomas Aavikko
2009/9/20 Milan Bouchet-Valat > Thanks! From the logs, I don't see why it does not work. Could you run > sudo /usr/sbin/usermod -c 'Tuomas Aavikko' tta > and see if that works? > > t...@dv5:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/usermod -c 'Tuomas Aavikko' tta usermod: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later

[Bug 432964] Re: [users-admin] unable to change real name

2009-09-20 Thread Milan Bouchet-Valat
Thanks! From the logs, I don't see why it does not work. Could you run sudo /usr/sbin/usermod -c 'Tuomas Aavikko' tta and see if that works? -- [users-admin] unable to change real name https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/432964 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 432964] Re: [users-admin] unable to change real name

2009-09-19 Thread Tuomas Aavikko
Trying to add new user with users-admin, the newly created user doesn't exist after restarting the app. then the output of when trying to change own name. begin::Start of work report. file_locate_tool_success::Found tool [uname]. file_run_pipe_success::Piping command [LC_ALL=C PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/u

[Bug 432964] Re: [users-admin] unable to change real name

2009-09-19 Thread Milan Bouchet-Valat
Thanks for your report. I'd need more information to fix it. Have you tried different Real names, i.e. do some characters trigger the problem, and others not? Did you try changing the Real name of several users (e.g. create a test user and try changing its Real name)? If none of those tests bring

[Bug 432964] Re: [users-admin] unable to change real name

2009-09-19 Thread Tuomas Aavikko
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32059964/Dependencies.txt -- [users-admin] unable to change real name https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/432964 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ub