Subject: Re: [Re: passwd file busy.. ]
To: Petra Hofmann <petra_lynn@usa.net>
From: Dr. Rene Hexel <rh@vip.at>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/08/2000 21:35:54 
Petra Hofmann wrote:

> Will you  explain what I need to do?  Thanks, Petra

  Just delete "/etc/ptmp".  This file indicates that the password file
is busy.  If that's not the case, you can simply delete it and vipw
should work again.

  Cheers
      ,
   Rene