[NTLUG:Discuss] UID Please ignore the post w/ out a subject Thanks>>>

Joey_Berry@compusa.com Joey_Berry at compusa.com
Thu Jun 1 13:07:00 CDT 2000



Thank that's exactly what is was I not paying attention to what I was doing and
"$ chmod -r /etc/passwd"





Cameron <hrothgar at endor.hsutx.edu> on 05/31/2000 10:26:47 PM

Please respond to discuss at ntlug.org

To:   discuss at ntlug.org
cc:    (bcc: Joey Berry/CallCtr104/CompUSA)
Subject:  Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] UID Please ignore the post w/ out a subject
      Thanks>>>



* Joey_Berry at compusa.com [2000.05.31 20:08]:
: If I use the whoami command with any user other than root I get this:
:
: whoami: cannot find username for UID 501

this probably means that your /etc/passwd file cannot be read by the
current user.
--
cameron
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