unable to lock the user account

[rajesh73]

unable to lock the user account

$passwd -l kumar
Unexpected failure. Password file unchanged. Recommend running pwck command.
$

kindly find the above error and how to solve to resolve

[Manix]

please post cat/etc/passwd | grep -i kumar

is it trusted system , do we have a directory called as /tcb ?

Does this command works ?
/usr/lbin/getprpw useraccount

[rajesh73]

Hi,

kindly find the below output

$more /etc/passwd | grep -i kumar
kumar:*:108:105::/home/anbu:/sbin/sh

getprpw kumar -command working

Thanks,

[rajesh73]

sorry ,kindly find the below output

$more /etc/passwd | grep -i kumar
kumar:*:108:105::/home/kumar:/sbin/sh

[Manix · Accepted solution]

Looks like a trusted system.

Try below commands.

/usr/lbin/modprpw -l -m alock=YES kumar
##lock the account of user

/usr/lbin/getprpw -r -m lockout kumar
##checks if accout is locked
0000010 ##a "1" indicates it's locked

Thanks
Manix

[rajesh73]

Thanks monix ,now the account is locked

[Manix]

Your welcome Rajesh as you jumped me over--its "Manix" --))

[madhuchakkaravarthy]

hi

plz post the output of pwck and post the output....


regards

MC