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Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 16:25:53 -0500
From: "Bernard J. Courtney" <bc@bythehand.net>
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Hi All,

I am installing a mail server on my FreeBSD 2.2.1 box, and have done the
following:

1. edit the /etc/group file with pico and adding the following
qmail:*:2107:
nofiles:*:2108:

2. then I used vipw to edit the passwd. file and added the following to
that:
alias:*:7790:2108::/var/qmail/alias:/bin/true
qmaild:*:7791:2108::/var/qmail:/bin/true
qmaill:*:7792:2108::/var/qmail:/bin/true
qmailp:*:7793:2108::/var/qmail:/bin/true
qmailq:*:7794:2107::/var/qmail:/bin/true
qmailr:*:7795:2107::/var/qmail:/bin/true
qmails:*:7796:2107::/var/qmail:/bin/true

Then I get this error:
"/etc/pw.010045" 26 lines, 1546 characters
vipw: rebuilding the database...
pwd_mkdb: corrupted entry
pwd_mkdb: at line #20
pwd_mkdb: /etc/pw.010045: Inappropriate file type or format
re-edit the password file? [y]:

The line 20 that is refered to would be the line above that was added
that read alias, and is the beginning of where the changes started. 
What am I doing wrong?  Please respond via e-mail as I am NOT currently
on the list.

				Thanks In advance,
				Bernard Courtney