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Hi everyone I'm trying to create system with RO root filesystem, so i'm using /etc/sysconfig/readonly-root along wih /etc/rwtab and /etc/statetab. Apart of numerous problems with services running on RO filesystem (which i'm constantly resolving adding entries to /etc/statetab) one thing popped up. I'm unable to add user or change his password. Error is 'cannot lock

...n > CentOS) some files being created in /etc. For example /etc/shadow.<pid>, > and some others with PID in name. Obviously it's impossible on RO > filesystem... > > Is there any workaround (apart of remounting whole filesystem RW)? Have you looked at this article? https://warewolf.github.io/blog/2013/10/12/setting-up-a-read-only-rootfs-fedora-box/ Unfortunately it doesn't really provide a local workaround, but if you have something like LDAP available already that might be a way to go. If not (and assuming you've added /etc/passwd and friends to /etc/statetab*), on...