[OpenIndiana-discuss] How to straighten out an /etc/passwd /etc/opasswd mess I've created

[Udo Grabowski (IMK)]

On 31/05/2022 17:53, hput via openindiana-discuss wrote:
> Messing around beyond my capabilities I've managed to create a
> situation where I cannot add a user:
>
>  useradd  -m reader
> UX: useradd: ERROR: Inconsistent password files.  See pwconv(8).
>
> Running `pwconv' seems not to do a thing.
>
> I've jerked around with the files  so much this morning I doubt I could really
> recount all I've tried. (/etc/passwd /etc/opasswd /etc/group /etc/ogroup)
>
> I know at one point I renamed /etc/passwd to see is pwconv would
> rebuld it... no such thing.
>
> This is oi just updated, running in a vboxvm and even though it
> wouldn't be a disaster to just reinstall... I have done a fair bit of
> work getting it ready before I became idiotised.
>
> Is there some way to fix this short of reinstall?
>
>

In a standard situation, /etc/passwd and shadow should have the
same number of lines, and the same sequence of user IDs.

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