From: Otto Titze (Otto.titze@gmx.de)
Date: Mon Sep 13 2004 - 14:16:34 EDT
Hi all,
I got some answers which didn't solve my problem
Original question was:
> after a crash during using dxaccounts I now get the error message when I
> want to modify a NIS user
> "Errors encountered while modifying user. Cannot create backup copy of
> password file. File exists"
>
> What is the file in question? And what to do?
Thanks to:
Sarah Clements:
"Have you checked to see whether /etc/passwd exists?
I believe this is where the password files as kept?"
I use NIS and all the stuff is under /var/yp where
I didn't find something suspicious.
Bryan LaVelle:
"It may be the file /etc/ptmp. If it exists, remove it and retry."
Unfortunately I did't find a suitable file /etc/p* or
ptmp on other directories
Ken Kleiner:
"I think it is /etc/.AM-IS-RUNNING, or something like that."
This I already know and I could restart dxaccounts. After that
I got the error.
Therefore the question is still open...
Thanks and regards
Otto
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