Re: [Xen-users] Can't add a user to Xen 3.0.3 VM !

["Omer Khalid" <Omer.Khalid@xxxxxxx>]

OK... I followed Mat's suggestion and added  a user "blah" to /etc/passwd file. When I tried to update its password, I got the following error:

[root@CTBhome]# passwd blah
Changing password for user blah.
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

==

When I execute " pwconv", I get the following error:

[root@CTB
 home]# pwconv
pwconv: can't update shadow file

Christopher, I did't what you meant regarding "vipw', and then "cp -a /etc/skel/..".. could you explain?

Any more ideas gentlemen?

Cheers
Omer

On 1/24/07, Henning Sprang <henning_sprang@xxxxxx> wrote:

On 1/24/07, Omer Khalid <Omer.Khalid@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am running a VM with Xen 3.0.3. The domU OS is Scientific Linux 4 which is
> based on Red Hat Enterprise 4.4. I could deploy the virtual machine, and it
> runs all the services but I can't add new user. I get the following error:
>
> [root@CTB /]# uname -r
> 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL.cernxenU
> [root@CTB /]# adduser testuser
> adduser: cannot rewrite password file

Hmm, in some redhat or suse based vm, depending on how they were
installed, I needed to do a "pwconv" first, before being a ble to use
the passwd file correctly.

HTH
Henning

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