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From: prw1@cornell.edu (Paul R. Weber)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: HELP!! YP and the passwd file
Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 10:07:33 -0500
Organization: Cornell University
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We are trying to get our 486 BSD 2.0 computer to use our yp server to get
passwds.  The computer binds to the server ok, but when I try to add a + to
the passwd via vipw I get the following error message:

pwd_mkdb : corrupted entry
pwd_mkdb : at line #12
pwd_mkdb : /etc/pw.000124

I have tryed this multi times and I get the same message over and over
again.

Does anyone have any idea on how to fix this?

Thanks!!
Paul R. Weber
prw1@cornell.edu