Hello,
Thank you for the quick response and help;
I found /etc/shadow.lock and /etc/passwd.lock and deleted them; after
that i could install mysql server using synaptics without poblems;
I did not use guest session(i never use it, and only i use this
computer).
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 12:59 AM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement <
jeanbaptiste.lallem...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your report.
> This is very similar to bug 432964. Check that there's a file called
> /etc/gshadow.lock, and possibly /etc/shadow.lock, /etc/passwd.lock too; if
> that's the case, remove them (no risk), and retry. The problem might come
> from a crash while using the guest session: do you remember such a
> situation?
>
> ** Changed in: shadow (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
> useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501096
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in “shadow” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> i was trying to install mysql server using synaptics
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Mon Dec 28 21:00:46 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
> NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
> Package: mysql-server-5.1 (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
> SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
> Title: package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686
>
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package mysql-server-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: useradd:
cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501096
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