Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 11:46:20 -0500 From: "Alejandro Ramirez" <ales@megared.net.mx> To: "Kirk McDonald" <kirem@optusnet.com.au>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "Doug Barton" <DougB@gorean.org> Subject: Re: master.password problem Message-ID: <039d01bfc668$c1453560$d2630a0a@megared.net.mx> References: <392889BB.9919C098@optusnet.com.au> <3928D82F.790A5850@gorean.org> <3929DAF7.9C6557B3@optusnet.com.au>
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Hi,
Try "/var/backups/master.passwd.bak" there you will find a backup of
this file.
Have Fun...
Ales
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk McDonald" <kirem@optusnet.com.au>
To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc: "Doug Barton" <DougB@gorean.org>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: master.password problem
>
> I have done something really stupid, I removed the master.passwd file.
> Is there anyway I can recreate it?
> The trials and tribulation of learning.
>
>
> Doug Barton wrote:
> >
> > Kirk McDonald wrote:
> > >
> > > Can somebody help me out with this problem please?
> > >
> > > su-2.03# adduser
> > > Use option ``-silent'' if you don't want to see all warnings and
> > > questions.
> > >
> > > pwd_mkdb: line too long
> > > pwd_mkdb: /etc/master.passwd: Inappropriate file type or format
> > >
> > > Invalid /etc/master.passwd - cannot add any users!
> >
> > You have to find the bad line in master.passwd and fix it.
Compare the
> > lines you've added to the ones already in the file, and try to figure
> > out how they are different. Use 'pwd_mkdb -C /etc/master.passwd' to
> > figure out if you've fixed it or not.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Doug
> > --
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> > - State motto of my ancestral homeland, New Hampshire
> >
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