groupadd must be used with root privileges if i am not mistaken
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Title:
cant add groups using groupadd get a message cannot lock /etc/passwd;
** Package changed: ubuntu = adduser (Ubuntu)
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cant add groups using groupadd get a message cannot lock /etc/passwd; try
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** Changed in: ubuntu
Status: Invalid = Confirmed
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cant add groups using groupadd get a message cannot lock /etc/passwd; try
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This is my exact comand line.
edisonan...@edisonantus-laptop:~$ groupadd mysql
groupadd: cannot lock /etc/group; try again later.
I am 2 days old to linux. Help me
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cant add groups using groupadd get a message cannot lock /etc/passwd; try
again later
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/514053
** Changed in: ubuntu
Status: New = Incomplete
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cant add groups using groupadd get a message cannot lock /etc/passwd; try
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Can you write the exact command line here ; I'll try to reproduce.
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cant add groups using groupadd get a message cannot lock /etc/passwd; try
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** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38509168/Dependencies.txt
** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38509169/ProcMaps.txt
** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38509170/ProcStatus.txt
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** Package changed: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) = ubuntu
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cant add groups using groupadd get a message cannot lock /etc/passwd; try
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