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I created one user name called appsuser
later i deleted that username by using cmd userdel appuser again i am trying to create same user it showing user already exits, how to delete completely
users exist in /etc/passwd if the users there, it exists, if not, it doesn't. Note that without the -r option, userdel wouldn't delete the /home/ directory, just the actual user itself.
Please help me out i deleted some info at /etc/passwd,/et/passwd,
Now i am trying to see users and groups list i am getting error
The user database cannot be read. This problem is most likely caused by a mismatch between /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow or /etc/group and /etc/gshadow. The program will exit now. read.
Can you put up the [SOLVED] tag.
- above the first post -> Please Mark this thread as solved if you feel a solution has been provided.
- -or- -
- first post -> Thread Tools -> Mark this thread as solved
I am having a problem with the new centos 6.5 reintallation. I reinstalled linux server on a old hard drive with the folders /var and /home folders already existing, so, in the hard drive there is an user already called "power" on the home folder, but now I need to use the same username where the group id is 500, how can I add the same username to get everything intact (sub folders).
#adduser power???
adduser: user 'power' already exists
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