verify that you are de root user command whoami else login with sudo su and try the process for remove files
2012/7/11 nick s <[email protected]> > i dont have permission to remove the files > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (988995). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/523896 > > Title: > useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later. > > Status in “shadow” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > Status in “shadow” source package in Precise: > Triaged > Status in “shadow” source package in Quantal: > Triaged > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: postfix > > Ubuntu 9.10, via Update Manager. > > SOLUTION: > > Look for /etc/group.lock, /etc/passwd.lock and /etc/shadow.lock files > and remove them. > > Be careful to only remove the files ending in 'lock' or else you might > damage your system. > > Please do not add comments just containing "Me too", instead please > provide any information that could indicate why the files were locked: > * the list of locked files: > ls /etc/passwd.lock /etc/shadow.lock /etc/group.lock > /etc/gshadow.lock > > * check the /var/log/auth.log for any message that could indicate the > failure of any other tool (prior to the failure which reported the > locked file) > > * any abnormal operation on the machine (reset, shutdown while the > computer is still running) > > ProblemType: Package > Architecture: i386 > Date: Thu Feb 18 09:49:47 2010 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 > ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned > error exit status 1 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx > Package: postfix 2.6.5-3 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic > SourcePackage: postfix > Title: package postfix 2.6.5-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess > installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/523896/+subscriptions > -- *GNU/LINUX #553303* Se libre usa software libre!! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/523896 Title: useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/523896/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
