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From: sirius@kairos.algonet.se (Saltsjobadens Samskola)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Can't add user in NetBSD/mac68k
Date: 4 Feb 1997 16:55:59 GMT
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There is some strange passwd system in NetBSD I've never seen before.
When I try to add a user in both the master.passwd- and the passwd-file,
the system can't find that user. And the passwd program says the 
passwd-file is in use sometimes and refers to /etc/ptmp.
Can someone tell me what is happening here???