I am still stuck on this problem. I can open all of the user files in /etc (passwd, shadow, shadow-, group, gshadow, group-, and gshadow-), but when I try to save something to gshadow it tells me that it is a read only file. The system will not allow me to change any permissions on gshadow, nor will it let me delete it to remake the file. I have searched the web and found nothing that resembles my problem. I cannot see where any process is using the file (fuser). Thoughts? -----Forwarded Message----- > From: Brad Crotchett > To: kclug@kclug.org > Subject: RE: error opening shadow group file > Date: 06 Dec 2002 16:51:28 -0600 > > OK, I removed the type= and I am getting the same thing. This is really > strange. > > Thanks, > > Brad > > On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 16:37, Jeremy Fowler wrote: > > > The contents of /etc/pam.d/system-auth are as follows: > > > > > ... > > > account required /lib/security/pam_unix.so > > > > > > password required /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so retry=3 type= > > > > Is there supposed to be something there after 'type='? Everything looks the same > > as mine except for that 'type=' part. Try removing that so it reads: > > > > password required /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so retry=3 > > > > I'm not sure that's the problem though... :-{ I'll do some more research and see > > what I come up with. > > > > > >