pncerts group exists. bngddem3:~ # tail -f /etc/group haclient:!:90: radiusd:!:101: quagga:!:102: vscan:!:103: nobody:x:65533: nogroup:x:65534:nobody users:x:100:jsingh,pmirji,vijay,venkat,pmallick,grajashe,sgummara dump:!:104: dba::1000:oracle pncerts:!:1001: I am able to create a user (though it throws some errors) with the following command (without -g pncerts option). bngddem3:~ # useradd -m -d /home/rrao -s /bin/bash rrao useradd: Unknown group `dialout'. useradd: Unknown group `uucp'. useradd: Unknown group `video'. useradd: Unknown group `audio'. However while changing the password I get the following error message: bngddem3:~ # passwd rrao Changing password for rrao. passwd: User not known to the underlying authentication module bngddem3:~ # I could get the following from the logs Apr 7 20:33:30 bngddem3 useradd: new user: name=rrao, uid=1011, gid=100, home=/home/rrao, shell=/bin/bash Apr 7 20:36:04 bngddem3 passwd[31183]: User root: User not known to the underlying authentication module Also the contents of /etc/default/useradd is bngddem3:~ # more /etc/default/useradd GROUP=100 HOME=/home INACTIVE=-1 EXPIRE= SHELL=/bin/bash SKEL=/etc/skel GROUPS=dialout,uucp,video,audio Please suggest. Thanks & Regards, -GnanaShekar- On 4/3/06, Herta Van den Eynde <herta.vandeneynde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Looks like group pncerts does not exist. You can create it with a > command such as this: > > # groupadd pncerts > > Not sure why it would also want the other groups, though. What's the > content of /etc/default/useradd ? > > Perhaps you can work past the problem if you first create the group > using a specific gid: > > # groupadd -g 412 pncerts > > possibly followed by a useradd using a specific uid: > > # useradd -m -d /home/rrao -s /bin/bash -g pncerts -u 412 rrao > > (replace 412 by an used gid and uid) > > Kind regards, > > Herta > > unix syzadmin wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am getting the following error for creating a user. Please suggest. > > > > bngddem3:~ # useradd -m -d /home/rrao -s /bin/bash -g pncerts rrao > > useradd: Unknown group `dialout'. > > useradd: Unknown group `uucp'. > > useradd: Unknown group `video'. > > useradd: Unknown group `audio'. > > useradd: Unknown group `pncerts'. > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > -GnanaShekar- > > Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
