adduser
Mandrake 9.0
control center>system>users
"Cannot lock user lib,
file /etc/ptmp or /etc/gtmp exist".
Yes, both exist.
clm (as root)>
adduser (or useradd, the result is the same. Which command is preferred?) "vipw lockfile (/etc/ptmp) is present!"
I cannot find an explanation in the manual.
TIA
Andrew
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Quoted 7 lines · Andrew Langdon-Davies
Mandrake 9.0
control center>system>users
"Cannot lock user lib,
file/etc/ptmpor/etc/gtmpexist".Yes, both exist.
As far as i see it, that is the problem, they are presant in /etc.
Maybe you could be a little more spesific in you explanation.!!
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clm (as root)>
adduser (or useradd, the result is the same. Which command is preferred?) "vipw lockfile (/etc/ptmp) is present!"I cannot find an explanation in the manual.
TIA
Andrew
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Quoted 9 lines · pa3gcu wrote:
Quoted 6 lines · Andrew Langdon-Davies
Mandrake 9.0
control center>system>users
"Cannot lock user lib,
file/etc/ptmpor/etc/gtmpexist".
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Yes, both exist.
As far as i see it, that is the problem, they are presant in /etc.
Maybe you could be a little more spesific in you explanation.!!
They *were* there, yes. I wasn't sure if I could just get rid of them, but in the end I did and everything works all right. According to something I found via Google, they are temporary files 'left over' by the Mandrake Control Centre. The thing is, they get 'left over' again any time I reboot the machine. Presumably, this shouldn't happen. Could it be a sign of something wrong that needs putting right? Cheers,
Andrew
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Quoted 12 lines · Andrew Langdon-Davies
Quoted 11 lines · pa3gcu wrote:
Quoted 7 lines · Andrew Langdon-Davies
Mandrake 9.0
control center>system>users
"Cannot lock user lib,
file/etc/ptmpor/etc/gtmpexist".Yes, both exist.
As far as i see it, that is the problem, they are presant in /etc.
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Maybe you could be a little more spesific in you explanation.!!
They *were* there, yes. I wasn't sure if I could just get rid of them, but in the end I did and everything works all right. According to something I found via Google, they are temporary files 'left over' by the Mandrake Control Centre. The thing is, they get 'left over' again any time I reboot the machine. Presumably, this shouldn't happen. Could it be a sign of something wrong that needs putting right?
Ah!, ok like i said, this is a common problem with all distro's, i cannot say if Mandrake has any spesific reasons for leaving them there, IMHO *tmp files can normally be deleted without problems however caution is the word.
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Cheers,
Andrew
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