topic Re: User Modification in Operating System - HP-UX

User Modification

Eugene Klaus — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:34:08 GMT

I am trying to modify a user using sam. After completing the modification I click ok to complete process and sam replies with the statement that user is currently logged on and the change cannot be completed. I have assured that the user is not logged in to the system. This happens trying to modify any of the users.
Can someone please point me toward a possible solution.

Repsectfully,
Gene Klaus

Re: User Modification

RAC_1 — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:37:43 GMT

There might be processes or login session for the user. Do as follows.
cp /etc/passwd /etc/passwd.bak -> tkaing backup of passwd file.
vipw
do your changes.

This should resolve it.

Re: User Modification

Mark Nieuwboer — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:38:02 GMT

Hi Klaus,

Look with ps -ef o there is a process running for the user if so that process has to be killed before you can modify the user.
but better is the use usermod from the prompt. What do you want to cahnge?

grtz. Mark

Re: User Modification

Borislav Perkov — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:40:50 GMT

Hi Gene,

You have to see if there is any process started by the user and than you have to kill that process before you finish the changes with SAM.

Try doing it from command line with vipw.

Regards,
borislav

Re: User Modification

James R. Ferguson — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:42:30 GMT

Hi Gene:

Even if the user isn't logged on, there is a process running owned by the user. Do:

# ps -fu username

...to find it.

Regards!

...JRF....

Re: User Modification

Eugene Klaus — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:27:34 GMT

Thanks to you all.
I had checked for user being logged in and if any processes were running.
I did not know about vipw, however. Very good to know. I made the changes I needed to make, i.e. 90 password change. I know a secure system and all that. However, not in this case per customer.

Thanks again.