On Sun, Jan 06, 2008 at 02:43:47AM -0500, Joe Klemmer alleged: > Fellow list members, > > I recently tried to add a user to a little used server that hadn't see > a change in users for quite a while. When I use system-config-users I > get an error alert that says - > > The user database cannot be read. This problem > is most likely caused by a mismatch in /etc/passwd > and /etc/shadow. The program will exit now. > > I awk'ed out the user ID's and ran diff. That came back with the shadow > file having two more users than the passwd file. Ok, fine, whatever. > But the trick now is how to fix this. Can I just use vi and delete the > offending lines from the shadow file? Is there a utility or script that > will sync them in a less potentially destructive way? > > Any pointers to info on this are greatly appreciated. Just edit the file. It's fine.
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