[plug] Re: useradd error

Chance, Peter Peter.Chance at health.wa.gov.au
Thu Oct 5 11:04:55 WST 2000


Doesn't the text after -c need to be in quotes?

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> From: 	Support[SMTP:support2 at crystal.com.au]
> Reply To: 	plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Sent: 	Thursday, 5 October 2000 10:57
> To: 	plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: 	[plug] Re: useradd error
> 
> 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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