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version 1.25, 2001/08/20 05:57:55

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to update the user database.

.Sh DIAGNOSTICS

.Bl -diag

.It "The passwd file is busy..."

.It "Attempting lock password file, please wait or press ^C to abort"

The password file is currently locked by another process, or a

.Pp

process previously holding the lock was prematurely terminated.

The password file is currently locked by another process;

To determine whether another process is holding the lock, the

.Nm

will keep trying to lock the password file until it succeeds or

the user hits the interupt character (control-C by default).

.Nm

is interrupted while trying to gain the lock any changes made will be lost.

.Pp

If the process holding the lock was prematurely terminated the lock

file may be stale and

.Nm

will wait forever trying to lock the password file.

To determine whether a live process is actually holding the lock, the

admin may run the following:

.Bd -literal -offset indent

fstat /etc/ptmp

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.Pp

If no process is listed, it is safe to remove the

.Pa /etc/ptmp

file to get rid of this error.

file to clear the error.

.El

.Sh ENVIRONMENT

The