Can't delete the user from command line

[spavlov]

Hi All,

I try from command line to delete a user (Solaris8) and I get the following error:
UX: userdel: ERROR: Cannot update system files - loggin can not be deleted.
Any suggestions will be helpful. The root (/) file system has enough free space.

Regards,
Slava

SCSA

 

[xkjdhdg]

useradd adds a new user entry to the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files. It also creates supplementary group
memberships for the user (-G option) and creates the home directory ( - m option) for the user if requested. The new
login remains locked until the passwd(1) command is executed.

 

[jamisar]

why delete an user ?
my be you need it later... reading back a backup tape.
disable it!! replace his encripted passwd in /etec/shadow by
a string like: CLOSED ------------ jamisar
Einfachheit ist das Resultat der Reife. (Friedrich Schiller)
Simplicity is the fruit of maturity.

 

[spavlov]

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your interest in my topic.
The problem was found. The file /etc/user_attr was deleted from the system. So, the root user didn't have any profiles.

Regards,
Slava

SCSA