topic Re: Unable to readd user in Operating System - HP-UX

Unable to readd user

steven Burgess_2 — Mon, 14 Jan 2002 03:42:10 GMT

Hi again

I have been asked a question regarding security and user id's. We have a couple of user id's that, by the looks of things were not removed cleanly at some stage (missing -r option with userdel). We now need to re add these id's but are having a little trouble.

The system is trusted

I have checked in /tcb/files/auth/* for any files with regard to the id's. Nothing found.

Have checked for entries in /etc/passwd. Nothing found

If i try userdel -r uid i get the message

login `uid` does not exist

If i try to add the id i get the message

/home/uid is not a valid directory

I have tried to complete this also using sam but get the same error messages

any ideas?

Re: Unable to readd user

Scott Van Kalken — Mon, 14 Jan 2002 04:05:49 GMT

do an authck -a to check the consistency of the tcb files.

Then I'd just add the user again forcing the creation of the home directory.

Re: Unable to readd user

Michael Tully — Mon, 14 Jan 2002 04:13:30 GMT

Hi Steven,

It seems that perhaps the user(s) already have a directory.
You can check the password file by also using 'pwck -s'

HTH
-Michael

Re: Unable to readd user

steven Burgess_2 — Mon, 14 Jan 2002 04:54:45 GMT

sh: /home/H288ETP: The specified path name is not a directory.

useradd -m

'/home/H288ETP' is not a valid directory

Re: Unable to readd user

Michael Tully — Mon, 14 Jan 2002 05:08:36 GMT

Does this entry appear in the password file?
Does a file exist /home/H288ETP instead of
a directory?

Re: Unable to readd user

steven Burgess_2 — Mon, 14 Jan 2002 05:18:23 GMT

Michael

If i could assign more than 10 points i would

Thanks for your help this evening

Steve

ps

I've got a problem in sydney at the moment with some scanning cradles, fancing nipping over there and giving them a lift

Cheers

Re: Unable to readd user

Michael Tully — Mon, 14 Jan 2002 05:31:14 GMT

Hi,

Your welcome! It is usually far quicker to
get answers here than to place them through
the response centre.

BTW I am in Sydney.....
-Michael