Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:54:31 -0500 From: "Scot Hetzel" <swhetzel@gmail.com> To: zen <zen@tk-pttuntex.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: adduser error Message-ID: <790a9fff0703132354h4abd029ck337027da7e16b283@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <45F7916F.5090703@tk-pttuntex.com> References: <45F7916F.5090703@tk-pttuntex.com>
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On 3/14/07, zen <zen@tk-pttuntex.com> wrote: > dear users, > i have problem with my fresh FreeBSD 6.2 RELEASE > i can not adduser to this machine, the error logs was: > > ns1# pw adduser zen -g wheel -d /home/zen -s /bin/csh > pwd_mkdb: corrupted entry > pwd_mkdb: at line #12 > pwd_mkdb: /etc/master.passwd: Inappropriate file type or format > pw: user 'zen' disappeared during update > ns1# pw adduser zen -g wheel -d /home/zen -s /bin/csh > pwd_mkdb: corrupted entry > pwd_mkdb: at line #12 > pwd_mkdb: /etc/master.passwd: Inappropriate file type or format > pw: user 'zen' disappeared during update > > please help regarding this problem > You have a corrupt entry on line 12 of /etc/master.passwd. Open /etc/maser.passwd using vipw. Then go to line 12, and make sure that all the fields are there for line #12. name:passwd:uid:gid:class:change:expire:gecos:home_dir:shell daemon:*:1:1::0:0:Owner of many system processes:/root:/usr/sbin/nologin Scot -- DISCLAIMER: No electrons were mamed while sending this message. Only slightly bruised.
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