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Date:      Wed, 24 Jul 1996 03:46:41 -0700 (MST)
From:      Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com>
To:        phace@eden.com (Tony Montana)
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cannot add users
Message-ID:  <199607241046.DAA06658@seagull.rtd.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960724045832.10564A-100000@matrix.eden.com> from "Tony Montana" at Jul 24, 96 05:00:30 am

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> When attempting to execute the 'adduser' command as root on my FreeBSD
> R2.1 box i get the following:
> 
> pwd_mkdb: /etc/master.passwd: Permission denied
> Invalid /etc/master.passwd - cannot add any users!
> 
> The permissions are set correctly:
> -rw------- 1 root wheel 1018 Jul 24 03:33 master.passwd

I assume you're running as root at the time?  And, the permissions
for /etc are OK?  Does vipw allow you to manually change/add to
the password database (or, does it blow up, too?)



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