[Bug 523896] Re: useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.

[Andreas Moog]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: postfix
  
  Ubuntu 9.10, via Update Manager.
+ 
+ SOLUTION:
+ 
+ Look for /etc/group.lock, /etc/passwd.lock and /etc/shadow.lock files
+ and remove them.
+ 
+ Be careful to only remove the files ending in 'lock' or else you might
+ damage your system.
  
  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Feb 18 09:49:47 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Package: postfix 2.6.5-3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
  SourcePackage: postfix
  Title: package postfix 2.6.5-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686

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Title:
  useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.

Status in “shadow” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: postfix

  Ubuntu 9.10, via Update Manager.

  SOLUTION:

  Look for /etc/group.lock, /etc/passwd.lock and /etc/shadow.lock files
  and remove them.

  Be careful to only remove the files ending in 'lock' or else you might
  damage your system.

  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Feb 18 09:49:47 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Package: postfix 2.6.5-3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
  SourcePackage: postfix
  Title: package postfix 2.6.5-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686

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