topic Re: Problem while adding a new user in Operating System - HP-UX

Problem while adding a new user

Kavita Poonia — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:55:24 GMT

Hello All,

I am getting below error while adding a user on my HP-UX server.

/etc/passwd file does not exist

Please suggest here. I have checked the passwd file & its correct with pwck. Does there can be configuration conflict with tcb files ?

Thanks & regards,
Kavita

Re: Problem while adding a new user

Suraj K Sankari — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:03:57 GMT

Hi,

1st check /etc/passwd file is there or not if passwd file exist then check the permissions it should be like below
# ll /etc/passwd
-r--r--r-- 1 root sys 7821 Feb 15 08:49 /etc/passwd

Suraj

Re: Problem while adding a new user

Kavita Poonia — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:08:23 GMT

Obviously it is there & having same permissions.

Re: Problem while adding a new user

Suraj K Sankari — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:11:26 GMT

Hi,
Could you post the output

ll /etc/passwd
passwd username

Did you tried through SAM ? What is the error message you are getting?

Suraj

Re: Problem while adding a new user

smatador — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:01:35 GMT

Hi,
Look for this thread
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=728419
Same problem
HTH

Re: Problem while adding a new user

Kavita Poonia — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:12:26 GMT

Thanks all...

Re: Problem while adding a new user

Suraj K Sankari — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:28:57 GMT

Hi Kavita,

What was the problem ?
Is the problem solved ?

Suraj

Re: Problem while adding a new user

Kavita Poonia — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:05:46 GMT

Hi Suraj,

Yes the problem has been resolved. It was related to Centrify which is an Active Directory keeping information for all accounts on a server in a centralized location.

Thanks & regards,
Kavita