Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:57:50 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Hartleigh Burton <hartleigh.burton@destra.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rmuser failed / cannot readd user Message-ID: <48180A5E.60807@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <561D8FDB-EF75-4F2B-9DC5-62DC2A09AC7A@destra.com> References: <561D8FDB-EF75-4F2B-9DC5-62DC2A09AC7A@destra.com>
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Hartleigh Burton wrote:
> I added a user called "mrawebuser", which failed because there was not =
> enough free space on / at the time. Now when I try to add the user agai=
n=20
> it says the user already exists when it doesn't. I have used rmuser to =
> remove the account and also manually check /etc/passwd,=20
> /etc/master.passwd, & /etc/group - none of these files contain any=20
> reference to "mrawebuser". If I repeat the rmuser command it will find =
> the user every time.
Run this command:
# pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd
Cheers,
Matthew
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
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