Topic: is an existing user-deleted account.

[Nate]

account "username" is an existing user-deleted account.  
This is the error message I get when I try to add an account.  The account was originally set-up using the add-user script, The other 49 accounts were added without an problem--this one account said "password could not be created".  So, I went into the account and tried to reset the password--generic error message(contact admin).  Then I removed the account--generic error message and the account is no longer listed.  Now when I try to add the account I get the message--Error account 'username' is an existing user-deleted account.  Any idea how I can fix this?

[Gene Cooper]

Umm, this is wierd.  And I don't know if this is exactly right...

What do you see in the server-manager panel?

If the user in question isn't showing, you might look in the /etc/passwd and /etc/groups files to see if the user in question exists.  If so, you might try editing the files to remove the lines SPECIFIC to the user in question.

Back them up first.  (login as root, 'cp /etc/passwd /etc/passwd.bak' , etc.)

G

[Jon Blakely]

Nate,

Log in as root and issue

# /sbin/e-smith/db accounts delete xyz

where xyz is the user-deleted account

Jon

[guestHH]

Hi Jon,

Is there a lis of available commands and actions....?

Regards,
guestHH

[Jon Blakely]

RequestedDeletion,

Unfortunately no, not that I am aware of or found. There is a little bit of information on actions and templates in the design and architecture section. A developers manual would be most handy.

Jon

[Nate]

Thanks, Jon, that did the trick.