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Old 06-29-2003, 12:31 AM   #1
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error message MDK 9.1


Hello,

I Went into "Mandrake Control Center" and added a new user. Now the new user dosen't show up and I get the following error message;

cannot lock user lib,
file/etc/ptmp or /etc/gtmp exist

What do I do to fix it???


Thanks in advance,
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Old 06-29-2003, 12:41 AM   #2
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delete them two files and you should be good
 
Old 06-29-2003, 12:51 AM   #3
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Thank you I'll give it a try.

Have a great week end,
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Old 06-29-2003, 01:11 AM   #4
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I did a file search and it said no such files exist.
being a rookie I likely did it wrong.

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Old 06-29-2003, 01:48 AM   #5
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Problem Solved!!!

Thank you for your quick response.
I went back in finally found the files and deleted them.
All is well.
Set up a 2nd user and it's working fine.
Again thanks,
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