SUMMARY(temp): Password File backup copy

From: Otto Titze (Otto.titze_at_gmx.de)
Date: 09/13/04

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    Hi all,

    I got some answers which didn't solve my problem

    Original question was:
    > after a crash during using dxaccounts I now get the error message when I
    > want to modify a NIS user
    > "Errors encountered while modifying user. Cannot create backup copy of
    > password file. File exists"
    >
    > What is the file in question? And what to do?

    Thanks to:
    Sarah Clements:
    "Have you checked to see whether /etc/passwd exists?
    I believe this is where the password files as kept?"
            I use NIS and all the stuff is under /var/yp where
            I didn't find something suspicious.

    Bryan LaVelle:
    "It may be the file /etc/ptmp. If it exists, remove it and retry."
            Unfortunately I did't find a suitable file /etc/p* or
            ptmp on other directories

    Ken Kleiner:
    "I think it is /etc/.AM-IS-RUNNING, or something like that."
            This I already know and I could restart dxaccounts. After that
            I got the error.

    Therefore the question is still open...

    Thanks and regards

    Otto 

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