Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:45:52 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: abdul <freebsd@citizensbankng.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "/etc/master.passwd: corrupted entry" error message Message-ID: <3EA6DF60.7000708@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <001201c309b7$5cd53e50$ea640180@abdul> References: <001201c309b7$5cd53e50$ea640180@abdul>
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abdul wrote: > Hi all > I use FreeBSD 2.2.8-RELEASE > > I sometimes get the following error when I issue "passwd user" command as > root: > > "passwd: /etc/master.passwd: corrupted entry > passwd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged" > > Can someone pls explain why I sometimes get this error message and the way > aroung it? Because your master.passwd file is corrupt? I wouldn't suggest you simply post it to the newsgroups (unless you carefully remove all the encrypted passwords first) but it's rather difficult to see what's corrupt in your master.passwd file without _seeing_ the file. Have reviewed the file to see if anything looks out of sorts? You could use vipw(8) or simply open it in your favorite editor. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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