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- From: mmannan@ds5000.DAC.Northeastern.edu (Mohammed Mannan)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Adding Users
- Message-ID: <7374@ds5000.DAC.Northeastern.edu>
- Date: 10 Sep 92 08:17:01 GMT
- Organization: Northeastern University, Boston MA. USA 02115
- Lines: 13
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- Well, I am having problem adding users. Currently, I can only login as
- root. I have edited the /etc/passwd file and added this line at the end:
- mmannan:*:100:6:Mohammed A Mannan:/u/mmannan:/bin/sh
- However, when I issue " passwd mmannan " at the shell prompt, I get
- permission denied message.
-
- I have tried silly stuff like changing modes on the passwd file and the
- /u/mmannan directory (I cannot change ownership).. nothing works. What
- am I doing wrong? somebody help me out please :(
-
- Thanks,
-
- mmannan.
-