[plug] Re: useradd error

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can somebody help me i cant adduser for some reason

[root@**** sbin]# ./useradd -g users -m -c susan-johnson lljohnson

useradd: error locking group file

gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Nicholls" <jason at mindsocket.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 1:23 AM
Subject: Re: [plug]


> G'day,
>
> On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 12:47:23AM +0800, Leon Brooks wrote:
> > Vi is less ambitious than EMACS, and works exceptionally well over a
really
> > slow link, but can be extremely confusing for a newbie, since many
commands
> > are ordinary letters (no control keys or anything) and there are a whole
> > flock of modes to know about.
>
> The lack of control key CTRL/ALT combinations is much faster in the long
run
> (vi has different modes of operation, when *not* in insert/replace mode
the
> normal characters become control keys). Why? Because you don't have to
worry
> about reaching out to the keyboard extremities (alt, ctrl, etc...) plus
most
> vi commands are single characters, so no key combinations either.
>
> [and before people begin to shout, there are CTRL/ALT combinations in vi
>  but it's usually possible to avoid (and i've excluded the use of
>  bindings etc...)]
>
> I'm not trying to say "use vi over emacs" because in all honesty I've
never
> used emacs ;) I say get proficient in vi OR emacs or equivalently powered
> editor (doesn't matter to me) because they are both much more productive
> than a regular "no frills" text editor.
>
>
> Later,
>
> Jason Nicholls
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