On Friday 15 Nov 2002 03:48, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 12:32, Peter Watson wrote: > > On Thursday 14 Nov 2002 23:24, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > > On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 04:19, Peter Watson wrote: > > > > Each time I try to use userdrake I receive message box:- > > > > > > > > cannot lock usr lib, > > > > file /etc/ptmp or /etc/gtmp exist > > > > > > > > Both these files exist and are exact copies of /etc/passwd and > > > > /etc/groups, if I delete /etc/ptmp and /etc/gtmp userdrake works > > > > properly -- until the next time when I have to go through the same > > > > routine. > > > > > > > > Does anyone know how to avoid this problem > > > > > > Are you logged in as ROOT when you're doing this ? > > > > Yes I run userdrake through MCC which runs as root, its not a huge > > deal as I know how to gey round it (as above) but I would like to fix > > it if anyone knows how > >
> > What happens if you use KUSER (sorry, "kuser") to > check/add/delete/modify accounts -? Do you get the same errors? No... kuser works fine! I guess that is the solution to my problem for the future. I wonder if there is something wrong with userdake. Many Thanks Pete Ardnamurchan Scotland
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