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From: doctor@nl2k.edmonton.AB.ca (The Doctor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Help please....reboots when changin /etc
Date: 18 Feb 1996 21:31:10 -0700
Organization: NetLine 2000
Lines: 29
Message-ID: <4g8uee$rp7@doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca>
References: <4g5bq4$gqm@news.mixcom.com>
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In article <4g5bq4$gqm@news.mixcom.com>,
root <root@I_should_not_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN> wrote:
>Hello,
>	I have a BSDI server running.  It seems to be running perfectly 
>except for one major, anooying problem.  Any time I change any file in the
>/etc directory, the kernel panics and reboots.  I can't change the password,
>add ftp access, etc.  I'm an experienced Unix administrator so it's not
>that I'm doing something stupid.  Can anyone help me out with this?
>
>--
>			-Dave
>drig@cybertise.com

Lethal stuff.

Are you using vipw or vi /etc/<name of passwd file>

?

Try vipw.

Other symptoms please?  Hardware?
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