Subject: RE: vipw busy
To: 'Timothy A. Musson' <timothy.musson@zin-tech.com>
From: Huy Vu <hvu@hyperchip.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/17/2003 16:54:46
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>> I don't wanted to run with '&' at the end. But after that, when I try to
> run 'vipw', I get the following message, even after a reboot:
> If you can kill the "vipw" process do so then remove the following file:
/etc/ptmp
----
do a "man vipw" and you will get a reference to
...
If a vipw session is killed it may leave ``/etc/ptmp'', which will
cause
future vipw executions to fail with ``vipw: the passwd file is busy'',
until it is removed.
...
Good Luck
Huy
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>> I don't wanted to run with '&' at the end. But after that, when I try to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> run 'vipw', I get the following message, even after a reboot:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> If you can kill the "vipw" process do so then remove the following file:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>/etc/ptmp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>do a "man vipw" and you will get a reference to </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2> If a vipw session is killed it may leave ``/etc/ptmp'', which will cause</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> future vipw executions to fail with ``vipw: the passwd file is busy'',</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> until it is removed.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Good Luck</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Huy</FONT>
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