Try removing /etc/ptmp (check that /etc/master.passwd is not
	empty first :)

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On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, Steve Minten wrote:

> After booting up in single user mode, exiting out and login in multi
> user mode as root, I cannot vipw because the passwd file is always
> busy.  Why is this?  I tried installing adduser into /bin and making
> it executable, but with my limited skills at making a sh script become
> a command doesn't help.  I tried csh adduser but it errored on a badly
> defined var.  So I came full circle to vipw again. (needless to say
> the file still remains busy)
> 
> Somebody can easily spot this one?  Any help would be greatful.
> 
> sm
>