Matthias Georg Imhof
2005-Aug-09 13:38 UTC
Bug#316089: 3.66 ERROR persists: chage: can''t open shadow password fileadduser
I switched over to the new adduser 3.66, but still have the problem Matthias basalt:/usr/sbin# adduser --system --group --home /var/spool/exim4 --no-create-home --disabled-login --force-badname Debian-exim-test chage: can''t open shadow password filegroupdel: group Debian-exim-test does not exist basalt:/usr/sbin# adduser --system --no-create-home --disabled-login --force-badname Debian-exim-test Allowing use of questionable username. Adding system user `Debian-exim-test''... Adding new user `Debian-exim-test'' (105) with group `nogroup''. chage: can''t open shadow password fileadduser: `/usr/bin/chage -M 99999 Debian-exim-test'' returned error code 1. Aborting. Cleaning up. Removing user `Debian-exim-test''. -- ************************************************************************** * Matthias G. Imhof, Ph.D. phone: (540) 231 6004 * * 4044 Derring Hall (0420) fax: (540) 231 3386 * * Virginia Tech email: mgi@vt.edu * * Blacksburg, VA 24061 http://www.geol.vt.edu/profs/mgi * * There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it''s all dark * **************************************************************************
Marc Haber
2005-Aug-09 14:09 UTC
[Adduser-devel] Bug#316089: 3.66 ERROR persists: chage: can''t open shadow password fileadduser
On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 09:20:04AM -0400, Matthias Georg Imhof wrote:> I switched over to the new adduser 3.66, but still have the problemWhich passwd package do you have installed? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835
Marc Haber
2005-Aug-15 10:39 UTC
[Adduser-devel] Bug#316089: Re: Bug#316089: 3.66 ERROR persists: chage: can''t open shadow password fileadduser
On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 03:52:08PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:> On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 09:20:04AM -0400, Matthias Georg Imhof wrote: > > I switched over to the new adduser 3.66, but still have the problem > > Which passwd package do you have installed?User reported in private e-mail that passwd 4.0.3-35 is installed. This is too early. passwd 4.0.3-37 is needed on non-shadow systems. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835