Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 07:57:20 -0600 (MDT) From: mlduke <mlduke@concentric.net> To: Stephane THAO <s.thao@usa.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: users and passwords Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10004210752420.257-100000@mlduke.concentric.net> In-Reply-To: <38FFB17E.BCBAC1E9@usa.net>
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> Hi, > I've recently been assigned administration of a freebsd server which > hosts a website. > unfortunately the user lisd is quite a mess and I'd like to create new > user and delete most of the old ones. > but when I type "adduser" I get the reply "Command not found" (I'm > logged as root). You might try: /usr/sbin/adduser Which would do the job if you are running 3.2 If it doesn't you might try: locate adduser And see where that particular binary is located, then cd there and try: ./adduser If that works, you don't have the path to adduser in your defined path. ML Duke > I can not change passwords either as it says "passwd: error opening > database: /etc/pwd.db." > vipw is not found and the man pages haven't been installed! > > I would really appreciate any help you could provide. > > Regards, > S.THAO > -- > ------------------------------------------------ > Stephane THAO s.thao@usa.net > Information Systems Dept. > > French Embassy Work +82 231 232 72 > 30, Hap-Dong, Sodaemun-Ku, > CPO Box 1808 - SEOUL > SOUTH KOREA > ------------------------------------------------ > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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