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sorrsuki
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I encountered this error 'cannot open password' whenever I tried to use command like useradd, adduser, pwck etc, anything that touches /etc/passwd (or /etc/shadow). I checked the /etc dir and could't find any lock files. Anybody has idea what could be the likely cause? Could it be caused by security tighening done by my predecessor? Basically I can't add/del user nor change any password.
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The administrator has disabled public write access. |
sophia8
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: (or /etc/shadow). I checked the /etc dir and could't find any lock files. : Anybody has idea what could be the likely cause? Could it be caused by : security tighening done by my predecessor? Basically I can't add/del user : nor change any password.
Odds are your passwd file (/etc/passwd) is set to read-only permissions. Try setting write permission first.
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The administrator has disabled public write access. |
Terrajohnson
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Possibly 'chattr' causing it?
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The administrator has disabled public write access. |
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