Thanks, now it does work. Thanks and Regards, On Thu, 2005-03-10 at 16:51, Cleber P. de Souza wrote: > Remove this group.lock file and try again. > > > On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:38:58 +0500, Muhammad Rizwan <rizwan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I have /etc/group.lock file. > > There is only one entry in this file like this: > > 177^@ > > > > I guess there is some problem here... What should be its real form? > > > > Regards, > > > > On Thu, 2005-03-10 at 16:27, Rus Foster wrote: > > > On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Muhammad Rizwan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > > > I am trying to add user with the following command in fedora core 2: > > > > > > > > /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false -M -d /home/test12 test12 > > > > With this above mentioned command, i am getting the following error: > > > > useradd: error locking group file > > > > > > Check for the existance of /etc/.groups.lck or /etc/group.lck. IT means > > > there is a stale file around > > > > > > Rus > > > -- > > > e: rghf@xxxxxxxxxx : t: 01635 281120 > > > http://www.vaserv.com - Servers from $69/mo > > > http://www.storemypic.com - Free Image Hosting > > > http://www.vpsforums.com - Talk for VPS users and Providers > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > Cleber P. de Souza -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list