RE: dba group already exists in linux

Jared,  

You're not using some sort of centralized authentication mechanism, such as LDAP, NIS+, etc. are you?  

Thanks,

Matt  

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Jared Still Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:48 PM To: tony_at_sequeira.org.uk
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Subject: Re: dba group already exists in linux  

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 2:10 PM, S. Anthony Sequeira <tony_at_sequeira.org.uk> wrote:

        Maybe it's in shadow, a group removed improperly.         

        Try grpck, and for good measure pwck.         

	GRPCK(8)                  System Management Commands
	GRPCK(8)
	
	NAME
	      grpck - verify integrity of group files

Thanks for the suggestions, though that doesn't seem to be the problem.

I have seen this before, just never pursued it.

As I am building a new server, and not a test box, I would like to do it properly.

So far, no luck.

strace of groupadd didn't reveal anything either.

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Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist


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