I'm getting, "adduser: passwd file busy, try later.", when I try to add a user to my AWS (Workgroup Server) 95 with A/UX 3.0.1. Do you know what this is? Have I exceeded my license count? Below is the message along with the active processes, and my /etc/passwd file.
AWS95.root # adduser
adduser: passwd file busy, try later.
AWS95.root # ps -ef
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME COMMAND
root 0 0 0 12:29:46 ? 0:00 swapper
root 1 0 0 12:29:46 ? 0:00 /etc/init
root 2 0 0 12:29:46 ? 0:00 vhand
root 3 0 0 12:29:46 ? 0:00 kmemd
root 4 0 0 12:29:46 ? 0:00 asiod
root 5 0 0 12:29:46 ? 0:00 asiod
root 6 0 0 12:29:46 ? 0:00 asiod
root 7 0 0 12:29:46 ? 0:00 asiod
root 8 0 0 12:29:46 ? 0:00 syncd
root 156 1 0 12:30:13 console 0:01 -sh -c /mac/bin/mac32
root 11 1 0 12:29:47 ? 0:00 /etc/fidd
root 154 1 0 12:30:12 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q30m
root 127 1 0 12:30:09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/errdemon
root 153 1 0 12:30:11 ? 0:28 /etc/catsearchd
root 132 1 0 12:30:09 ? 0:00 /etc/portmap
root 135 1 0 12:30:10 ? 0:00 /etc/cron
root 138 1 0 12:30:10 ? 0:00 /etc/in.routed
root 142 1 0 12:30:10 ? 0:00 /etc/inetd
root 157 1 0 12:30:13 iw2 0:00 /etc/getty tty1 at_9600
root 145 1 0 12:30:10 ? 0:00 /etc/syslogd
root 171 156 0 12:30:17 console 0:00 sh /mac/bin/mac32
root 173 171 2 12:30:17 console 2:16 /mac/bin/startmac
root 174 171 22 12:30:17 console 0:20 /mac/bin/CommandShell -u
root 175 142 0 12:31:09 ? 0:00 rpc.mountd
root 187 174 0 12:34:29 C1 0:00 /bin/sh
root 196 174 0 12:39:49 C2 0:00 /bin/sh
root 225 196 2 13:09:03 C2 0:00 ps -ef
AWS95.root # cat /etc/passwd
root:EZGqjZTuZJ8Ns:0:0::/:/bin/sh
daemon:*:1:1::/:
bin:*:2:2::/bin:
sys:*:3:3::/bin:
adm:*:4:4::/usr/adm:
uucp:*:5:5:UUCP Administrator:/usr/lib/uucp:
nuucp:*:10:10:UUCP User:/usr/spool/uucppublic:/usr/lib/uucp/uucico
lp:*:7:7:lp:/usr/spool/lp:
nobody:*:60001:60001:NFS generic user:/tmp:/bin/noshell
dan:elw5oOC71pmU2:1000:1000:Dan S,,,:/users/dan:/bin/csh
eddie:jnb7McFx5xnaI:1001:1001:Eddie L,,,:/users/eddie:/bin/csh
elut:woXd0MzMJTw76:1002:1002:Eddie L,,,:/users/elut:/bin/csh
manuel:EYOOGuBmQxPnU:1003:1003:Manuel S,,,:/users/manuel:/bin/csh
eric:flwBFKi07P.tI:1005:1005:Eric D,,,:/users/eric:/bin/csh
rick:MIaUtdPAJ6/F6:1006:0:Rick H,,,:/users/rick:/bin/csh
pat::1007:1006:Pat S,,,:/users/pat:/bin/csh
charles:iEsGPQynYEm8c:1008:1007:Charles B,,,:/users/charles:/bin/csh
dave::1009:1008:David S,,,:/users/dave:/bin/csh
andres:pwENfvAx3Wago:1010:1009:Andres,,,:/users/andres:/bin/csh
sofia:Fkzh0A8Rt50JA:1012:1011:Sof,,,:/users/sofia:/bin/csh
rich:wmnERRhZmwaFA:1013:1012:Richard H,,,:/users/rich:/bin/csh
brinkley::1014:1013:Brinkley,,,:users/brinkley:/bin/csh
steve:wHfLlYSHyAl/k:1015:1014:Steve B,,,:/users/steve:/bin/csh
mark:sho7IYFHj.Lr6:1016:1015:,,,:/users/mark:/bin/csh
hackett:FAlsZeEsY.3FU:1017:1016:Elaine W,,,:/users/hackett:/bin/csh
chuck:.DTH.csvi4oQY:1018:1017:Chuck P,,,:/users/chuck:/bin/csh
mart:tESvwlB14R4/A:1019:1018:Mart S,,,:/users/mart:/bin/csh
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