"/etc/master.passwd: corrupted entry" error message

[Sunil Sunder Raj]

Hi,
Replace your /etc/master.passwd file with a backup from
/var/backups/master.passwd.bak
OR
/var/backups/master.passwd.bak2

and run pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd

Regards
SSR





>From: Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com>
>To: abdul <freebsd at citizensbankng.com>
>CC: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>Subject: Re: "/etc/master.passwd: corrupted entry" error message
>Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:45:52 -0400
>
>abdul wrote:
>>Hi all
>>I use FreeBSD 2.2.8-RELEASE
>>
>>I sometimes get the following error when I issue "passwd user" command as
>>root:
>>
>>"passwd: /etc/master.passwd: corrupted entry
>>passwd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged"
>>
>>Can someone pls explain why I sometimes get this error message and the way
>>aroung it?
>
>Because your master.passwd file is corrupt?
>I wouldn't suggest you simply post it to the newsgroups (unless you 
>carefully
>remove all the encrypted passwords first) but it's rather difficult to see
>what's corrupt in your master.passwd file without _seeing_ the file.
>Have reviewed the file to see if anything looks out of sorts?  You could
>use vipw(8) or simply open it in your favorite editor.
>
>--
>Bill Moran
>Potential Technologies
>http://www.potentialtech.com
>
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