SUMMARY(temp): Password File backup copy

From: Otto Titze <Otto.titze_at_gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:16:34 +0200

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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