can't create user

[saichai]

can't create a user

show error as below

Error Creating User alice



Details


Error creating user: useradd: error locking group file
Cannot find a home directory after the system user creation for alice
The home directory for alice was not created.


pls help..

tks

 

[quackweb]

Hello,

I'm not 100% sure on this but it sounds as though from this error you are missing your /home directory. The best way to check and make sure that the directory exists is by logging in via SSH and typing "dir" from the command line at the main / directory. You must be in the top directory. Once you do this, it will display all the folders in that directory. If there isn't a home directory, create one and you should be good to go.

 

[eSupport.org.ua]

Of course I have /home but this is not solution.
Same this bug.