Password file lock error?

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From: espehr
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 00:00

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I've tried to add users to my linux passwd file both manually and using
useradd.
The next time I tried modifying the user using the passwd command and
giving them their password to login, but every time the passwd program
exits saying : Cannot lock the password file; try again later.

What's going on here?
Do i need the crazy users like daeman and postmaster, etc..  for it to
work right?

-Eric S

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From: espehr <root@valpo.edu>
Subject: Password file lock error?
Date: 1997/12/03
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