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Old 12-13-2005, 01:32 AM   #1
shivadk
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useradd: unable to lock password file


Unable to create user in Fedora core 2 it's giving Error "useradd:unable to lock password file". Pls help me.

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Old 12-13-2005, 02:20 AM   #2
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be sure you're doing that as root, thus: sudo useradd [options] username
 
  


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