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Fernando Giraldo (fercho) wrote : Re: [Bug 523896] Re: useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.

verify that you are de root user command whoami else login with sudo su and
try the process for remove files

2012/7/11 nick s <email address hidden>

> i dont have permission to remove the files
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/523896
>
> Title:
> useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
>
> Status in “shadow” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in “shadow” source package in Precise:
> Triaged
> Status in “shadow” source package in Quantal:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: postfix
>
> Ubuntu 9.10, via Update Manager.
>
> SOLUTION:
>
> Look for /etc/group.lock, /etc/passwd.lock and /etc/shadow.lock files
> and remove them.
>
> Be careful to only remove the files ending in 'lock' or else you might
> damage your system.
>
> Please do not add comments just containing "Me too", instead please
> provide any information that could indicate why the files were locked:
> * the list of locked files:
> ls /etc/passwd.lock /etc/shadow.lock /etc/group.lock
> /etc/gshadow.lock
>
> * check the /var/log/auth.log for any message that could indicate the
> failure of any other tool (prior to the failure which reported the
> locked file)
>
> * any abnormal operation on the machine (reset, shutdown while the
> computer is still running)
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Thu Feb 18 09:49:47 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 1
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
> NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
> Package: postfix 2.6.5-3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
> SourcePackage: postfix
> Title: package postfix 2.6.5-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686
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