adduser will not add user

[Robert Storey]

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:32:38 -0400
David Banning <david+dated+1064266360.07a9b5 at skytracker.ca> wrote:

> I have run into a problem here where adduser seems to behave
> normally to interact with, but will not add the user.
> There are no messages in the log file. I wonder where to 
> go to track this down.

Just a wild guess, but check that the appropriate files are not
read-only. A lot of problems can be caused by being in the wrong
directory when you issue a "chmod" command.

regards,
Robert