Not able to create user on Ubuntu 14.04 (32 bit)
I'm sorry this post is so long, but I wanted to make sure that all the stuff that might be relevant was readily available.
I've been trying to create a new user account on my laptop, and, even though I tried everything I found online, I'm still not able to do it. I would like to remark that I was not using uppercase letters (which seems to be the reason why some other users could not create a new account on the questions I checked).
First of all, I tried to create an account in GUI mode. After entering the new username on the account creation dialog I get this message:
running '/usr/sbin/adduser' failed: Child process exited with code 1
After some googling I downloaded gnome-system-tools from the Ubuntu Software Centre. I enter all the data on the "Create New User" dialog and this is what I get:
The configuration could not be saved
Invalid data was found.
That's when I decide to open the terminal and see what was going on. I enter the command sudo adduser newuser I get this:
adduser: The group `newuser' already exists.
so I delete the group using the command sudo delgroup newuser, and use the previous command again. After doing so, I get this:
Adding new group 'newuser' (1001) ...
Adding new user 'newuser' (1001) with group 'newuser' ...
useradd: existing lock file /etc/subgid.lock without a PID
useradd: cannot lock /etc/subgid; try again later.
adduser: '/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/newuser -g newuser -s /bin/bash -u 1001 newuser' returned error code 18. Exiting.
Again, the newuser group is created, but not the user. However, when using the useradd command instead of adduser, I just get the two useradd lines above and no group is created. In neither case I'm able to create a new user. I also tried all these commands opening the terminal as root and it was useless. What should I do now?
Edit: I rebooted the machine twice, and repeated the process using the terminal as root. It did not work.
14.04 permissions users user-management adduser
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I'm sorry this post is so long, but I wanted to make sure that all the stuff that might be relevant was readily available.
I've been trying to create a new user account on my laptop, and, even though I tried everything I found online, I'm still not able to do it. I would like to remark that I was not using uppercase letters (which seems to be the reason why some other users could not create a new account on the questions I checked).
First of all, I tried to create an account in GUI mode. After entering the new username on the account creation dialog I get this message:
running '/usr/sbin/adduser' failed: Child process exited with code 1
After some googling I downloaded gnome-system-tools from the Ubuntu Software Centre. I enter all the data on the "Create New User" dialog and this is what I get:
The configuration could not be saved
Invalid data was found.
That's when I decide to open the terminal and see what was going on. I enter the command sudo adduser newuser I get this:
adduser: The group `newuser' already exists.
so I delete the group using the command sudo delgroup newuser, and use the previous command again. After doing so, I get this:
Adding new group 'newuser' (1001) ...
Adding new user 'newuser' (1001) with group 'newuser' ...
useradd: existing lock file /etc/subgid.lock without a PID
useradd: cannot lock /etc/subgid; try again later.
adduser: '/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/newuser -g newuser -s /bin/bash -u 1001 newuser' returned error code 18. Exiting.
Again, the newuser group is created, but not the user. However, when using the useradd command instead of adduser, I just get the two useradd lines above and no group is created. In neither case I'm able to create a new user. I also tried all these commands opening the terminal as root and it was useless. What should I do now?
Edit: I rebooted the machine twice, and repeated the process using the terminal as root. It did not work.
14.04 permissions users user-management adduser
edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06
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Have you tried rebooting your machine?
– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:22
@the_Seppi Oh, yes. Twice.
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:25
Try removing the file/etc/subgid.lock. It seems like some process using this lock crashed or didn't work correctly (e.g. a faulty package installation/removal script)
– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:28
@the_Seppi Thank you! It worked :) (I had to remove it using the terminal as root, though).
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:34
It might also be worthwhile runningsudo pwck -qto see if the files have been left in an inconsistent state
– steeldriver
Dec 30 '14 at 23:36
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I'm sorry this post is so long, but I wanted to make sure that all the stuff that might be relevant was readily available.
I've been trying to create a new user account on my laptop, and, even though I tried everything I found online, I'm still not able to do it. I would like to remark that I was not using uppercase letters (which seems to be the reason why some other users could not create a new account on the questions I checked).
First of all, I tried to create an account in GUI mode. After entering the new username on the account creation dialog I get this message:
running '/usr/sbin/adduser' failed: Child process exited with code 1
After some googling I downloaded gnome-system-tools from the Ubuntu Software Centre. I enter all the data on the "Create New User" dialog and this is what I get:
The configuration could not be saved
Invalid data was found.
That's when I decide to open the terminal and see what was going on. I enter the command sudo adduser newuser I get this:
adduser: The group `newuser' already exists.
so I delete the group using the command sudo delgroup newuser, and use the previous command again. After doing so, I get this:
Adding new group 'newuser' (1001) ...
Adding new user 'newuser' (1001) with group 'newuser' ...
useradd: existing lock file /etc/subgid.lock without a PID
useradd: cannot lock /etc/subgid; try again later.
adduser: '/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/newuser -g newuser -s /bin/bash -u 1001 newuser' returned error code 18. Exiting.
Again, the newuser group is created, but not the user. However, when using the useradd command instead of adduser, I just get the two useradd lines above and no group is created. In neither case I'm able to create a new user. I also tried all these commands opening the terminal as root and it was useless. What should I do now?
Edit: I rebooted the machine twice, and repeated the process using the terminal as root. It did not work.
14.04 permissions users user-management adduser
edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06
muru
1
asked Dec 30 '14 at 23:08
Tipsy TriceratopsTipsy Triceratops
1114
I'm sorry this post is so long, but I wanted to make sure that all the stuff that might be relevant was readily available.
I've been trying to create a new user account on my laptop, and, even though I tried everything I found online, I'm still not able to do it. I would like to remark that I was not using uppercase letters (which seems to be the reason why some other users could not create a new account on the questions I checked).
First of all, I tried to create an account in GUI mode. After entering the new username on the account creation dialog I get this message:
running '/usr/sbin/adduser' failed: Child process exited with code 1
After some googling I downloaded gnome-system-tools from the Ubuntu Software Centre. I enter all the data on the "Create New User" dialog and this is what I get:
The configuration could not be saved
Invalid data was found.
That's when I decide to open the terminal and see what was going on. I enter the command sudo adduser newuser I get this:
adduser: The group `newuser' already exists.
so I delete the group using the command sudo delgroup newuser, and use the previous command again. After doing so, I get this:
Adding new group 'newuser' (1001) ...
Adding new user 'newuser' (1001) with group 'newuser' ...
useradd: existing lock file /etc/subgid.lock without a PID
useradd: cannot lock /etc/subgid; try again later.
adduser: '/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/newuser -g newuser -s /bin/bash -u 1001 newuser' returned error code 18. Exiting.
Again, the newuser group is created, but not the user. However, when using the useradd command instead of adduser, I just get the two useradd lines above and no group is created. In neither case I'm able to create a new user. I also tried all these commands opening the terminal as root and it was useless. What should I do now?
Edit: I rebooted the machine twice, and repeated the process using the terminal as root. It did not work.
14.04 permissions users user-management adduser
14.04 permissions users user-management adduser
edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06
muru
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asked Dec 30 '14 at 23:08
Tipsy TriceratopsTipsy Triceratops
1114
edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06
muru
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asked Dec 30 '14 at 23:08
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edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06
muru
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edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06
muru
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edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06
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asked Dec 30 '14 at 23:08
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asked Dec 30 '14 at 23:08
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Have you tried rebooting your machine?
– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:22
@the_Seppi Oh, yes. Twice.
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:25
Try removing the file/etc/subgid.lock. It seems like some process using this lock crashed or didn't work correctly (e.g. a faulty package installation/removal script)
– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:28
@the_Seppi Thank you! It worked :) (I had to remove it using the terminal as root, though).
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:34
It might also be worthwhile runningsudo pwck -qto see if the files have been left in an inconsistent state
– steeldriver
Dec 30 '14 at 23:36
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Have you tried rebooting your machine?
– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:22
@the_Seppi Oh, yes. Twice.
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:25
Try removing the file/etc/subgid.lock. It seems like some process using this lock crashed or didn't work correctly (e.g. a faulty package installation/removal script)
– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:28
@the_Seppi Thank you! It worked :) (I had to remove it using the terminal as root, though).
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:34
It might also be worthwhile runningsudo pwck -qto see if the files have been left in an inconsistent state
– steeldriver
Dec 30 '14 at 23:36
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Have you tried rebooting your machine?
– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:22
Have you tried rebooting your machine?
– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:22
@the_Seppi Oh, yes. Twice.
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:25
@the_Seppi Oh, yes. Twice.
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:25
Try removing the file
/etc/subgid.lock. It seems like some process using this lock crashed or didn't work correctly (e.g. a faulty package installation/removal script)– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:28
Try removing the file
/etc/subgid.lock. It seems like some process using this lock crashed or didn't work correctly (e.g. a faulty package installation/removal script)– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:28
@the_Seppi Thank you! It worked :) (I had to remove it using the terminal as root, though).
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:34
@the_Seppi Thank you! It worked :) (I had to remove it using the terminal as root, though).
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:34
It might also be worthwhile running
sudo pwck -q to see if the files have been left in an inconsistent state– steeldriver
Dec 30 '14 at 23:36
It might also be worthwhile running
sudo pwck -q to see if the files have been left in an inconsistent state– steeldriver
Dec 30 '14 at 23:36
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Since there's a warning about some lockfile, I assume that some process who changed user or group information failed at some point and the file persisted.
First check, whether a process still claims this file: fuser /etc/subgid.lock. If nothing is returned, you can safely remove this file sudo rm /etc/subgid.lock.
Then it should work again.
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Since there's a warning about some lockfile, I assume that some process who changed user or group information failed at some point and the file persisted.
First check, whether a process still claims this file: fuser /etc/subgid.lock. If nothing is returned, you can safely remove this file sudo rm /etc/subgid.lock.
Then it should work again.
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Since there's a warning about some lockfile, I assume that some process who changed user or group information failed at some point and the file persisted.
First check, whether a process still claims this file: fuser /etc/subgid.lock. If nothing is returned, you can safely remove this file sudo rm /etc/subgid.lock.
Then it should work again.
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answered Dec 31 '14 at 12:11
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Since there's a warning about some lockfile, I assume that some process who changed user or group information failed at some point and the file persisted.
First check, whether a process still claims this file: fuser /etc/subgid.lock. If nothing is returned, you can safely remove this file sudo rm /etc/subgid.lock.
Then it should work again.
edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06
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answered Dec 31 '14 at 12:11
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Since there's a warning about some lockfile, I assume that some process who changed user or group information failed at some point and the file persisted.
First check, whether a process still claims this file: fuser /etc/subgid.lock. If nothing is returned, you can safely remove this file sudo rm /etc/subgid.lock.
Then it should work again.
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Have you tried rebooting your machine?
– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:22
@the_Seppi Oh, yes. Twice.
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:25
Try removing the file
/etc/subgid.lock. It seems like some process using this lock crashed or didn't work correctly (e.g. a faulty package installation/removal script)– s3lph
Dec 30 '14 at 23:28
@the_Seppi Thank you! It worked :) (I had to remove it using the terminal as root, though).
– Tipsy Triceratops
Dec 30 '14 at 23:34
It might also be worthwhile running
sudo pwck -qto see if the files have been left in an inconsistent state– steeldriver
Dec 30 '14 at 23:36