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тАО03-28-2001 01:39 AM
тАО03-28-2001 01:39 AM
Setting password
i have created a new user on an hp 10.20 not using nis. When i try to set the password i have this message: Temporary file busy; try again later for /etc/ptmp
The /etc/ptmp file doesn't exist. I rebooted the ws, but the problem stil stays. How can i do?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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тАО03-28-2001 01:44 AM
тАО03-28-2001 01:44 AM
Re: Setting password
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тАО03-28-2001 01:46 AM
тАО03-28-2001 01:46 AM
Re: Setting password
Someone was/is using the vipw command to modify the password file. This uses the temorary file /etc/ptmp (the man page is incorrect for 10.20 - it does use /etc/ptmp not /etc/passwd.tmp).
To find out who is using it do;
fuser /etc/ptmp
This should list the process number of the culprit. The do ps -lfp
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тАО03-28-2001 01:53 AM
тАО03-28-2001 01:53 AM
Re: Setting password
The /etc/ptmp is empty.
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тАО03-28-2001 01:53 AM
тАО03-28-2001 01:53 AM
Re: Setting password
Related this problem, do you have the patch PHCO_10272 installed? Install it.
here is a little description of it:
"Inconsistent lock implementation between commands which modify the password file: passwd, vipw, chfn, chsh, user*.
Sometimes when a program or command is trying to update /etc/passwd, if another command or program is already trying to do the same,
1) the former is told the file does not exist or
2) the last one to finish updating throws away the changes done by the first one to finish.
good luck.
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тАО03-28-2001 02:15 AM
тАО03-28-2001 02:15 AM
Re: Setting password
You said the /etc/ptmp file is empty. That means it exists! Remove it and that should fix your problem.
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тАО03-28-2001 05:26 AM
тАО03-28-2001 05:26 AM