hi to all i edited the /etc/passwd by hand deleted one person with a userID of 512 ... retaining the /etc/group 512 .... as i open the 'users and groups' under system settings i encounter 'The user database cannot be read. Program will exit now.' -- kent emia <kent-cdr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list