Summary : dxaccounts locked by another user.

From: <tdaly_at_manu.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 14:24:49 +0000

The reply was in less than two minutes. Thanks Mark!


tdaly_at_manu.com wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I'm trying to run /usr/bin/X11/dxaccounts, and get the message
>
> ''The password and group files are locked by another user.
> Please try again later.''
>
> I've rebooted the machine, and I still can't run dxaccounts.
>
> Is there another way of editing the properties of users/groups or is there a
way
> of unlocking dxaccounts?
>
> Regards,
> Tim

Remove the file /etc/.AM_is_running or some name similar to that. Also,
this will appear many times in the list archives. Good luck.

   Mark

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