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Old 02-21-2008
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Run pwck and correct any error it finds in the passwd file. If it still fails tell us which version of HP-UX you have, whether you have a /etc/shadow file or not and whether or not the system is in trusted mode. Also post the passwd line and group line from /etc/nsswitch.conf.