not shutting down

[Ravi_8]

Hi,

Here is a strange message that i am seeing, when i issued shutdown command.
# id
uid=0() gid=3(sys) groups=0(root)
# shutdown -h now
getpwuid: Error 0
Unable to get username.
User not allowed to shut down this system -- exiting shutdown.

does anybody knows about this

[John Palmer]

I'd check the root entry in your password file.

It appears that there's no valid entry for UID 0 - note the 'uid=0()'. It should say 'uid=0(root)'.

Regards,
John

[Pete Randall]

Out of curiosity, what does your /etc/shutdown.allow file contain?

Pete

[T G Manikandan · Accepted solution]

Ravi,

check this doc

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000065678754

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

If '/etc/shutdown.allow' exists and isn't empty, you must have 'root' declared in it for 'root' to be able to shutdown the system.

Regards!

...JRF...

[U.SivaKumar_2]

Hi,

Check /etc/passwd /etc/group

#pwck

#grpck

regards,

U.SivaKumar

[T G Manikandan]

If you are using 10.20

then you need to apply this patch

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/patchDocDisplay.do?patchId=PHCO_26962
to overcome this

Thanks

[Ravi_8]

Hi all

Thanx for all your responses.

Mani You are right.

Somebody from TX Series project, for their need they made a entry in passwd file :
rootl:nxdt.hT3Z7nqQ:0:3::/:/sbin/sh

after deleting this rootl user, i could do