Error Locking Shadow Group File
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adduser nagios (to install nagios) and
Useradd Cannot Lock /etc/passwd Try Again Later In Linux
it gives me this error: [root@dc85a7e79 etc]# adduser -nagios cannot lock /etc/shadow ubuntu adduser: invalid option -- a usage: adduser [-u uid [-o]] [-g group] [-G group,...]
Existing Lock File /etc/passwd.lock Without A Pid
[-d home] [-s shell] [-c comment] [-m [-k template]] [-f inactive] [-e expire ] [-p passwd] [-M] [-n] [-r] name adduser -D useradd unable to lock password file linux [-g group] [-b base] [-s shell] [-f inactive] [-e expire ] [root@dc85a7e79 etc]# adduser nagios adduser: error locking group file [root@dc85a7e79 etc]# What can I do? Thanks Francisco25th July 2004, 09:53 AMPermissions are -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 581 Jul 24 16:43 group -rw------- 1 root root useradd unable to lock password file redhat 550 Jul 17 20:58 group- -rw------- 1 root root 5 Jul 17 21:05 group.lock jerhughes18th October 2004, 10:23 PMI had this similar problem today. # /usr/sbin/adduser
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Forums Dedicated Server unable to lock shadow group file If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=477592 to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Results 1 to 6 of 6 Thread: unable to lock shadow group file Tweet Thread Tools Show Printable Version Subscribe to https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41720 this Thread… Search Thread Advanced Search Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 01-14-2006,01:00 PM #1 DjMiX View Profile View Forum Posts View Forum Threads Web Hosting Guru Join Date Nov 2004 Location Lausanne, unable to Switzerland Posts 260 unable to lock shadow group file Hello all, While using the "groupadd" function on my personal server, I get back this error message: "unable to lock shadow group file" Does anyone have an idea on how to fix this ? Regards Reply With Quote 0 01-14-2006,04:14 PM #2 Patrick View Profile View Forum Posts View Forum Threads Security Ninja Join Date Mar 2003 Location Canada Posts 8,908 Google isn't showing anything... but just taking unable to lock a long shot at it, maybe it's because the shadow file is currently in use?
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