topic gui user templete not opening in Operating System - Linux

gui user templete not opening

dipesh_2 — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:44:38 GMT

hi

i am getting an error that user database can not open. /etc/passwd & /etc/shadow mismatch.

how do i rectify this problem

Re: gui user templete not opening

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:11:15 GMT

Shalom dipesh,

vipw

find the numeric user id for the user which is listed next to the user name. Take note of the group id and the user id. Take note of the shell or any other customizations.

remove the user. /etc/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/group

add the user again,

run vipw
make the numeric id the same as it was before. Make other customizations. Change the password.

All should be well.

SEP

Re: gui user templete not opening

dipesh_2 — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:24:10 GMT

Thanks