Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 10:48:42 -0400 From: "Chris Scarpinzicci" <chris@unix-fu.org> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: problem with pw command Message-ID: <003101c13875$5a73c470$1a222f0a@funhouse> References: <001d01c137f3$e1fb54d0$0fa06bcf@custinfo>
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Hi Bill,
You might want to try running it through truss. If truss isn't already
installed on your system, try using the following command: pkg_add -r truss
Upon completion, run the following command:
truss -o ~/pw.log echo newpass | pw usermod username
Then vi ~/pw.log and see if you can spot where it tries to open/access the
file(s) that doesn't/don't exist.
Try that. See if it helps.
-Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Sandiford" <sysop@interlinks.net>
To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 7:21 PM
Subject: problem with pw command
> I have a script on my machine that calls the pw command. I have been
> running this script for 3 years and it has worked fine. I use it to
change
> passwords. it uses the pw command in the following syntax
>
> echo newpass | pw usermod username
>
> this has worked fine but suddently today it is dropping out with the
> following error
>
> pw: password update: No such file or directory
>
> I have tried everything I can but can't fix this
>
> Please help
>
>
>
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