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unable to delete user or create user
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Well, I figured out that the entry on /etc/passwd and /etc/security/passwd (the shadow) needs to be removed and along with that /etc/security/users also have entry about this users. If you clean all of these then the users can be created.
The /etc/security/users also tell the OS where to look for the id's auth like compat or LDAP and local passwd file or Ldap etc.
Well, I figured out that the entry on /etc/passwd and /etc/security/passwd (the shadow) needs to be removed and along with that /etc/security/users also have entry about this users. If you clean all of these then the users can be created.
The /etc/security/users also tell the OS where to look for the id's auth like compat or LDAP and local passwd file or Ldap etc.
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