Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 10:42:23 +0930 From: Kirk McDonald <kirem@optusnet.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Doug Barton <DougB@gorean.org> Subject: Re: master.password problem Message-ID: <3929DAF7.9C6557B3@optusnet.com.au> References: <392889BB.9919C098@optusnet.com.au> <3928D82F.790A5850@gorean.org>
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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 > -- > "Live free or die" > - State motto of my ancestral homeland, New Hampshire > > Do YOU Yahoo!? > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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