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unable to lock password file
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$ passwd Changing local password for userx Old password: New password: Retype new password: Attempting to lock password file, please wait or press ^C to abort............................................^C Password unchanged. Last edited by jjstorm; 8th March 2016 at 02:10 AM. |
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# fstat /etc/ptmp USER CMD PID FD MOUNT INUM MODE R/W SZ|DV NAME # rm /etc/ptmp Last edited by jjstorm; 8th March 2016 at 02:23 AM. |
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You've followed part of the instructions in the man page. It first states...
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I thought that was just a heading, and expected to see something below it. So do I have a major problem now?
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From what you've posted, you may safely delete the file.
# rm /etc/ptmp It is a temporary file, which exists only while someone is running one of the password database maintenance commands, to prevent multiple users from updating the flight of password files simultaneously. |
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What would the proper course of action have been?
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Thanks again. |
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