Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 17:01:01 +0000 From: "Valerio Daelli" <vdaelli@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vipw: could not lock the passwd file: : Operation not supported Message-ID: <BAY103-F38ECA00AC5E909576933EEB0FB0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <ef10de9a05060608202ef9ad3@mail.gmail.com>
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Yes, I am root. The problem is that some tools like vipw and pam utilities want to get a flock on some files, like /etc/passwd. If they can't (because of plain NFS) they complain. I've been suggested to try with rpc.lockd. Thanks for your help! Valerio Daelli >It sounds like your not logged in as root, I'm sure you are but I have >never played with jails. Have you tried the adduser or pw commands?, >vipw is not the best tool for adding users because you can fsck your >system if your not careful.
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