Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 19:45:00 +0100 From: Tunc Eresen <eresen (at mark) hotmail.com> Subject: [coba-e:09834] Re: cantAddToSiteGroup problems again! To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org> Message-Id: <BAY136-W7BD3FC9B5D91714CD071AC5390 (at mark) phx.gbl> X-Mail-Count: 09834I replaced the file with original backup how could I restart the services?=With Thanks. O. TUNC ERESEN =IT-Security Consultant =Mobile: 07785363481 =tunc (at mark) eresen.comeresen (at mark) hotmail.com eresen (at mark) gmail.comDisclaimer =If you have received this email in error please notify the tunc (at mark) eresen.com.= =This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individua=l to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those= of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Findmenet. If =you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this =email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or co=pying of this email is strictly prohibited. > Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 10:14:=42 -0500> From: lesmith (at mark) ecsis.net> Subject: [coba-e:09833] Re: cantAddToSit=eGroup problems again!> To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org> > On Friday 11 May 2007 =09:20, Tunc Eresen wrote:> > my etc/group file, names omitted UW PICO(tm)= 4.10 > > File: /etc=/group.old > > = > > root::0:rootbin::1:root,bin,daemondaemon::2:root,bin,daemonsys=::3:root,bin,> >admadm::4:root,adm,daemontty::5: disk::6:root> > lp::7:da=emon,lpmem::8:kmem::9: > > wheel::10:admin,name1.nam22,rootmail::12:mailnew=s::13:newsuucp::14:uucpman:> >:15: games::20: gopher::30: dip::40:ftp::50: = > > lock::54:nobody::99:users::100: dbus:x:81: > > floppy:x:19:vcsa:x:69:r=pm:x:37:haldaemon:x:68:utmp:x:22:netdump:x:34:nscd:x> >:28:slocate:x:21:ssh=d:x:74:mailnull:x:47:smmsp:x:51: pcap:x:77: > > named:x:25: > > ntp:x:38:=mysql:x:27:apache:x:48:webalizer:x:67:httpd:x:48:admin-users:*:562> >; name=1,> > name2site-adm:*:563:names.......clamav:x:46:dovecot:x:97:nagiocmd:x:7=57:mun> >in:x:18:Which one of these would be restricting changes..With Than=ks. O.> > TUNC ERESEN IT-Security Consultant> > Mobile: 07785363481> > tunc= (at mark) eresen.comeresen (at mark) hotmail.com eresen (at mark) gmail.comDisclaimer> > If you have rec=eived this email in error please notify the tunc (at mark) eresen.com.> > This email =is confidential and intended solely for the use of the> > individual to who=m it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are> > solely those of t=he author and do not necessarily represent those of the> > Findmenet. If yo=u are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have> > received this= email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding,> > printing, o=r copying of this email is strictly prohibited. > Date: Fri, 11> > May 2007= 07:59:12 -0500> From: lesmith (at mark) ecsis.net> Subject: [coba-e:09830]> > Re: ca=ntAddToSiteGroup problems again!> To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org> > On> > Friday= 11 May 2007 07:29, Arthur Sherman wrote:> > Tunc,> >> > there should> > be= rellevant entries in messages.> >> > a quick guess: permissions> > problem=...> >> > keep tailing the log while adding a user.> >> >> >> >> >> > Best,=> >> > --> > Arthur> >> >> >> >> > _____> >> > From: Tunc Eresen> > [mail=to:eresen (at mark) hotmail.com]> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 1:12 PM> > To:> > coba=-e (at mark) bluequartz.org> > Subject: [coba-e:09826] cantAddToSiteGroup> > problems= again!> >> >> > Hello> > the following statement comes up when> > ever I c=hange user setting or site> > settings on BQ server> >> >> > cantAddToSiteG=roup> > The operation failed. Unable to update the> > capabilities for site=> > administrators.> >> > There is not much info> > anywhere else!> >> > Wi=th Thanks> > TUNC ERESEN> > Hmmm, might be way off> > base, but seem to re=call from long, long ago a > situation where there was> > a "limit" on the =number of entries in > the /etc/group file for both> > "wheel" (root) and s=ite-adm (site > administrators). You might check the> > /etc/group file an=d see what that looks > like.> > -- > Larry Smith> SysAd> > ECSIS.NET> sysa=d (at mark) ecsis.net>> > Tunc,> > Hard to read, but most likely the line that star=ts with > "site-adm:*:563:<names>"> > Also your message says "/etc/group.ol=d" vice /etc/group. If the group file > has gotten "hosed" or is not in co=rrect format (ascii, no carriage-returns) > then the programs that read it =will have problems.> > It almost appears that someone has edited your /etc/=group file with PICO and > done a "justtify" the way it looks in your messa=ge - which will definitely > "hose" the file and all programs that use it..=.> > Mine looks like this:> <excerpt of /etc/group>> root:x:0:root> bin:x:1=:root,bin,daemon> daemon:x:2:root,bin,daemon> sys:x:3:root,bin,adm> adm:x:4=:root,adm,daemon> tty:x:5:> disk:x:6:root> lp:x:7:daemon,lp> mem:x:8:> kmem=:x:9:> wheel::10:admin,root,mary,larry> mail:x:12:mail> news:x:13:news> uuc=p:x:14:uucp> man:x:15:> games:x:20:> gopher:x:30:> dip:x:40:> </excerpt>> >= -- > Larry Smith> SysAd ECSIS.NET> sysad (at mark) ecsis.net> _________________________________________________________________Try Live.com - your fast, personalized homepage with all the things you car=e about in one place.http://www.live.com/getstarted=9834_2.html (attatchment)(tag is disabled)