https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/file-busy-error/m-p/2705894#M59282 When changing a password for account the following occurs<BR /><BR />Temporary file busy; try again later for /etc/ptmp<BR /><BR />Any suggestion on resolving without rebooting machine ? Thu, 18 Apr 2002 06:04:22 GMT Norman Emery 2002-04-18T06:04:22Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/file-busy-error/m-p/2705894#M59282 When changing a password for account the following occurs<BR /><BR />Temporary file busy; try again later for /etc/ptmp<BR /><BR />Any suggestion on resolving without rebooting machine ? Thu, 18 Apr 2002 06:04:22 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/file-busy-error/m-p/2705894#M59282 Norman Emery 2002-04-18T06:04:22Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/file-busy-error/m-p/2705895#M59283 Hi,<BR /><BR />try to find out what proces is keeping this file busy. See man fuser for syntax.<BR /><BR />HTH, Emiel Thu, 18 Apr 2002 06:11:54 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/file-busy-error/m-p/2705895#M59283 Emiel van Grinsven 2002-04-18T06:11:54Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/file-busy-error/m-p/2705896#M59284 Hi,<BR /><BR />It might be to simple, but are you editing the password file the same time with vipw ?<BR /><BR />Is the system crashed before this happens ?<BR />If yes remove the /etc/ptmp file !<BR /><BR />C. Thu, 18 Apr 2002 06:13:20 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/file-busy-error/m-p/2705896#M59284 Clemens van Everdingen 2002-04-18T06:13:20Z