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

["Ulrich Windl" <ulrich.windl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 24 Jan 2007 at 15:59, Omer Khalid wrote:

[...]
> Any more ideas gentlemen?

strace passwd # try to change your root password

>
> 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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