[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick RICHARD) writes: > Hi, > > The files /etc/group and etc/passwd are OK. I use the shadow mode (password > field = x in the file /etc/passwd).
OK then, what are the permissions of the files? Mine are: $ ls -l /etc/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/group -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 577 Nov 26 22:59 /etc/group -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1434 Aug 9 22:50 /etc/passwd -rw-r----- 1 root shadow 957 Jan 25 1998 /etc/shadow If this doesn't help, try something like: $ strace -o vi.log -e file vi temp and quit after getting the error? This will list the errors (look for E????? symbols in the output) that vi gets accessing the files. -- Carey Evans http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/c.evans/ "Is there anyone who actually believes that USAicans are so modest or intellectually honest as to be unable to find someone to sue?" - Cameron Laird