Re: vipw: could not lock the passwd file: : Operation not supported

2005-06-06 Thread Valerio Daelli
Yes, I am root. The problem is that some tools like vipw and pam utilities want to get a flock on some files, like /etc/passwd. If they can't (because of plain NFS) they complain. I've been suggested to try with rpc.lockd. Thanks for your help! Valerio Daelli It sounds like your not logged in

Re: vipw: could not lock the passwd file: : Operation not supported

2005-06-06 Thread Valerio Daelli
From: Nikolas Britton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Nikolas Britton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Valerio Daelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: vipw: could not lock the passwd file: : Operation not supported Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:20:10 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: fro