cant add groups using groupadd get a message "cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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adduser (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-terminal
Using Ubuntu 9.10 release 9.10
Gnone terminal
Installed: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 2.28.1-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
I was trying to add vboxusers group via groupadd but keep getting the error message "cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later."
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 28 23:02:46 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: gnome-terminal 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic x86_64
affects: | gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) → ubuntu |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
affects: | ubuntu → adduser (Ubuntu) |
Can you write the exact command line here ; I'll try to reproduce.