[Bug 514053] Re: cant add groups using groupadd get a message "cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later"

[cholericfun]

groupadd must be used with root privileges if i am not mistaken

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Title:
  cant add groups using groupadd get a message "cannot lock /etc/passwd;
  try again later"

Status in “adduser” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gnome-terminal

  Using Ubuntu 9.10 release 9.10
  Gnone terminal 
   Installed: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 2.28.1-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  I was trying to add vboxusers group via groupadd but keep getting the
  error message "cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later."

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jan 28 23:02:46 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: gnome-terminal 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
  SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic x86_64

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