[vipw] pwd_mkdb: corrupted entry

[estragon]

I need to install Hylafax on a MAC OS X 10.3

During the installation I need to do the command :

chpass -a "uucp:*:10:66::0:0:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:"
​

But I receive a message saying that the password database is corrupted :-(

After many search on google, I decide to use the command vipw to check the integrity of database, but I receive an error :-(

The I tray to reinstall all the system from scratch and I tray to use the command vipw another time without success…

back:~ gerard$ su
back:/Users/gerard root# vipw
vipw: rebuilding the database...
pwd_mkdb: corrupted entry
pwd_mkdb: at line #1
pwd_mkdb: /etc/pw.B5Dqns: Inappropriate file type or format
back:/Users/gerard root#



##
# User Database
#
# Note that this file is consulted when the system is running in single-user
# mode. At other times this information is handled by lookupd. By default,
# lookupd gets information from NetInfo, so this file will not be consulted
# unless you have changed lookupd's configuration.
##
nobody:*:-2:-2::0:0:Unprivileged User:/var/empty:/usr/bin/false
root:*:0:0::0:0:System Administrator:/var/root:/bin/sh
……
​

You can do the experimentation in terminal
1/su
2/vipw (ask to write the modification in the vi procedure [ :w] but whiteout changing anything !

And your receive a message saying that you have a corrupted entry !! All so if you don’t change anything of the out of the box install !!

Is it a problem from MacOS ? I don’t think ! I think is just because I’m a newbie, but I can’t found the way to go on.

Any suggestion is welcome

gerard

 

[michaelsanford]

Try this instead and see if it helps:

chpass -a "uucp:*:10:66::0:0:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/usr/bin/false" uucp

(notez l'addition du « uucp » à la fin)

It's also good practice not to leave the shell blank, so set that to the non-shell shell, /usr/bin/false.