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I'm not sure exactly what method useradd uses to lock the password file, but I would try the following:

Run a 'ps ax' to look for any hung useradd processes or any other process that may be modifying the password file. Close or kill them.
Run an 'ls -l /etc/passwd*' and look for a potential lock file. It may be called passwd~, passwd.lock, etc. Remove it (or move it to /tmp as a safety measure)
Run an 'ls -la /var/lock' to look for any lock files. Again, remove or move them.
If you are still unable to run your command, try 'strace useradd <arguments>'
This should show you the name of the lock file being accessed. You can then remove it.

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asadmin-create-custom-resource(1AS)				   User Commands			       asadmin-create-custom-resource(1AS)

NAME

       asadmin-create-custom-resource, create-custom-resource - registers the custom resource

SYNOPSIS

       create-custom-resource  --user  admin_user [--password admin_password] [--host localhost] [--port 4848] [--secure|-s] [--passwordfile file-
       name ] [--terse=false] [--echo=false] [--interactive=true] --restype resource_type --factoryclass classname [--enabled=true] [--description
       text] [--property (name=value)[:name=value]*] jndi_name

       Registers the custom resource. This command is supported in remote mode only.

OPTIONS

       --user		       authorized domain application server administrative username.

       --password	       password to administer the domain application server.

       --host		       machine name where the domain application server is running.

       --port		       port number of the domain application server listening for administration requests.

       --secure 	       if true, uses SSL/TLS to communicate with the domain application server.

       --passwordfile	       file containing the domain application server password.

       --terse		       indicates that any output data must be very concise, typically avoiding human-friendly sentences and favoring well-
			       formatted data for consumption by a script. Default is false.

       --echo		       setting to true will echo the command line statement on the standard output. Default is false.

       --interactive	       if set to true (default), only the required password options are prompted.

       --restype	       type of custom resource to be created.

       --factoryclass	       class that creates the custom resource.

       --enabled	       determines whether the resource is enabled at runtime.

       --description	       text description of the custom resource.

       --property	       optional attribute name/value pairs for configuring the custom resource.

OPERANDS

       jndi_name	       JNDI name of the custom resource to be created.

       Example 1: Using create-custom-resources

       asadmin> create-custom-resource --user admin1 --password adminadmin1
	--host pigeon --port 5001 --restype customType factoryclass "com.custom.class" --description
       "this is a sample of creating a custom resource" sample_custom_resource
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       Where sample_custom_resource is the custom resource created.

EXIT STATUS

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       1		       error in executing the command

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