useradd:cannot rewrite password file

[Ankush Grover]

> > > hi,
> > >
> > > I just installed fedora core 3. while everything works fine, i am
> > > unable to add user accounts because of this problem. i checked for any
> > > .lock files in etc. but none. kindly help me in this regard
> > >
> > > bala


Hey,

 Do you get any errors while adding the users,also check the logs

tail -f  /var/log/messages while creating the users.Post the error you get.

Regards

Ankush