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I created a new user for my SUN machine for eg iachasta

1.) added the entry in the /etc/passwd file with corresponding group Id.
2.) The resp group Id was added in /etc/group file.
3.) I made entry in /etc/shadow file also .

i am able to login with user iachasta as

su - iachasta
whenever i tried to change the passwd the following message appear .

# passwd iachasta
passwd(SYSTEM): iachasta does not exist
Permission denied


Request you to pls help in the same.

Regards,

Aparna

Check if you are on the NIS domain?

If you are login as a superuser and try

Code:

passwd -r files iachasta

Its not working yet , i really dont know where z is problem coming as the user group and shadow files are as follows :

/etc/passwd
root:x:0:1:Super-User:/:/sbin/sh
daemon:x:1:1::/:
bin:x:2:2::/usr/bin:
sys:x:3:3::/:
adm:x:4:4:Admin:/var/adm:
lp:x:71:8:Line Printer Admin:/usr/spool/lp:
smtp:x:0:0:Mail Daemon User:/:
uucp:x:5:5:uucp Admin:/usr/lib/uucp:
nuucp:x:9:9:uucp Admin:/var/spool/uucppublic:/usr/lib/uucp/uucico
listen:x:37:4:Network Admin:/usr/net/nls:
nobody:x:60001:60001:Nobody:/:
noaccess:x:60002:60002:No Access User:/:
nobody4:x:65534:65534:SunOS 4.x Nobody:/:
tjob:x:100:900:User for Time Job administration:/oms_var/tjob:/bin/sh
atop:x:101:900:User for ATOP administration:/oms_var/atop:/bin/sh
uatop:x:102:900:User for UNIX-ATOP:/oms_var/uatop:/bin/sh
emnadm:x:103:1::/oms_var/emnadm:/bin/sh
omc:x:104:900::/home/omc:/bin/sh
test2:x:556:107::/opt:/bin/ksh

/etc/group
root::0:root
other::1:
bin::2:root,bin,daemon
sys::3:root,bin,sys,adm
adm::4:root,adm,daemon
uucp::5:root,uucp
mail::6:root
tty::7:root,tty,adm
lp::8:root,lp,adm
nuucp::9:root,nuucp
staff::10:
daemon::12:root,daemon
sysadmin::14:
nobody::60001:
noaccess::60002:
nogroup::65534:
oms::900:
switch::105:
in::106:
inNSS2004::102:
test::100:
as::107:

etc/shadow
root:eR72..kxktN42:11527::::::
daemon:NP:6445::::::
bin:NP:6445::::::
sys:NP:6445::::::
adm:NP:6445::::::
lp:NP:6445::::::
uucp:NP:6445::::::
nuucp:NP:6445::::::
listen:*LK*:::::::
nobody:NP:6445::::::
noaccess:NP:6445::::::
nobody4:NP:6445::::::
tjob:*LK*:11818::::::
atop:*LK*:11818::::::
uatop:*LK*:::::::
emnadm:*LK*:11818::::::
omc:d9FZnfitKORhs:11818::::::
test2::::::::


Pls help me out...

Thnks in advance.

it seems that ur name has not been added into ur system file or group.

Hello,

i have update the username as test2 .And still passwd is not changing

Regards,

First - make backup copies of your /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files as this procedure will destroy them. Second, see if your version of OS supports the pwconv command.

From Sunsolve:
And just from looking at your output, you are missing smtp from the shadow file.