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I'm sorry this post is so long, but I wanted to make sure that all the stuff that might be relevant was readily available.

I've been trying to create a new user account on my laptop, and, even though I tried everything I found online, I'm still not able to do it. I would like to remark that I was not using uppercase letters (which seems to be the reason why some other users could not create a new account on the questions I checked).

First of all, I tried to create an account in GUI mode. After entering the new username on the account creation dialog I get this message:

running '/usr/sbin/adduser' failed: Child process exited with code 1

After some googling I downloaded gnome-system-tools from the Ubuntu Software Centre. I enter all the data on the "Create New User" dialog and this is what I get:

The configuration could not be saved

Invalid data was found.

That's when I decide to open the terminal and see what was going on. I enter the command sudo adduser newuser I get this:

adduser: The group `newuser' already exists.

so I delete the group using the command sudo delgroup newuser, and use the previous command again. After doing so, I get this:

Adding new group 'newuser' (1001) ...

Adding new user 'newuser' (1001) with group 'newuser' ...

useradd: existing lock file /etc/subgid.lock without a PID

useradd: cannot lock /etc/subgid; try again later.

adduser: '/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/newuser -g newuser -s /bin/bash -u 1001 newuser' returned error code 18. Exiting.

Again, the newuser group is created, but not the user. However, when using the useradd command instead of adduser, I just get the two useradd lines above and no group is created. In neither case I'm able to create a new user. I also tried all these commands opening the terminal as root and it was useless. What should I do now?

Edit: I rebooted the machine twice, and repeated the process using the terminal as root. It did not work.

14.04 permissions users user-management adduser

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  Have you tried rebooting your machine?
  
  – s3lph
  Dec 30 '14 at 23:22
  

  
  
  
  


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  @the_Seppi Oh, yes. Twice.
  
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  Dec 30 '14 at 23:25
  

  
  
  
  


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  Try removing the file /etc/subgid.lock. It seems like some process using this lock crashed or didn't work correctly (e.g. a faulty package installation/removal script)
  
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  Dec 30 '14 at 23:28
  

  
  
  
  


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  @the_Seppi Thank you! It worked :) (I had to remove it using the terminal as root, though).
  
  – Tipsy Triceratops
  Dec 30 '14 at 23:34
  

  
  
  
  


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  It might also be worthwhile running sudo pwck -q to see if the files have been left in an inconsistent state
  
  – steeldriver
  Dec 30 '14 at 23:36
  

  
  
  
  

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I'm sorry this post is so long, but I wanted to make sure that all the stuff that might be relevant was readily available.

I've been trying to create a new user account on my laptop, and, even though I tried everything I found online, I'm still not able to do it. I would like to remark that I was not using uppercase letters (which seems to be the reason why some other users could not create a new account on the questions I checked).

First of all, I tried to create an account in GUI mode. After entering the new username on the account creation dialog I get this message:

running '/usr/sbin/adduser' failed: Child process exited with code 1

After some googling I downloaded gnome-system-tools from the Ubuntu Software Centre. I enter all the data on the "Create New User" dialog and this is what I get:

The configuration could not be saved

Invalid data was found.

That's when I decide to open the terminal and see what was going on. I enter the command sudo adduser newuser I get this:

adduser: The group `newuser' already exists.

so I delete the group using the command sudo delgroup newuser, and use the previous command again. After doing so, I get this:

Adding new group 'newuser' (1001) ...

Adding new user 'newuser' (1001) with group 'newuser' ...

useradd: existing lock file /etc/subgid.lock without a PID

useradd: cannot lock /etc/subgid; try again later.

adduser: '/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/newuser -g newuser -s /bin/bash -u 1001 newuser' returned error code 18. Exiting.

Again, the newuser group is created, but not the user. However, when using the useradd command instead of adduser, I just get the two useradd lines above and no group is created. In neither case I'm able to create a new user. I also tried all these commands opening the terminal as root and it was useless. What should I do now?

Edit: I rebooted the machine twice, and repeated the process using the terminal as root. It did not work.

14.04 permissions users user-management adduser

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edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06

muru

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asked Dec 30 '14 at 23:08

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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Have you tried rebooting your machine?
  
  – s3lph
  Dec 30 '14 at 23:22
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @the_Seppi Oh, yes. Twice.
  
  – Tipsy Triceratops
  Dec 30 '14 at 23:25
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Try removing the file /etc/subgid.lock. It seems like some process using this lock crashed or didn't work correctly (e.g. a faulty package installation/removal script)
  
  – s3lph
  Dec 30 '14 at 23:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @the_Seppi Thank you! It worked :) (I had to remove it using the terminal as root, though).
  
  – Tipsy Triceratops
  Dec 30 '14 at 23:34
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It might also be worthwhile running sudo pwck -q to see if the files have been left in an inconsistent state
  
  – steeldriver
  Dec 30 '14 at 23:36
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

I'm sorry this post is so long, but I wanted to make sure that all the stuff that might be relevant was readily available.

I've been trying to create a new user account on my laptop, and, even though I tried everything I found online, I'm still not able to do it. I would like to remark that I was not using uppercase letters (which seems to be the reason why some other users could not create a new account on the questions I checked).

First of all, I tried to create an account in GUI mode. After entering the new username on the account creation dialog I get this message:

running '/usr/sbin/adduser' failed: Child process exited with code 1

After some googling I downloaded gnome-system-tools from the Ubuntu Software Centre. I enter all the data on the "Create New User" dialog and this is what I get:

The configuration could not be saved

Invalid data was found.

That's when I decide to open the terminal and see what was going on. I enter the command sudo adduser newuser I get this:

adduser: The group `newuser' already exists.

so I delete the group using the command sudo delgroup newuser, and use the previous command again. After doing so, I get this:

Adding new group 'newuser' (1001) ...

Adding new user 'newuser' (1001) with group 'newuser' ...

useradd: existing lock file /etc/subgid.lock without a PID

useradd: cannot lock /etc/subgid; try again later.

adduser: '/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/newuser -g newuser -s /bin/bash -u 1001 newuser' returned error code 18. Exiting.

Again, the newuser group is created, but not the user. However, when using the useradd command instead of adduser, I just get the two useradd lines above and no group is created. In neither case I'm able to create a new user. I also tried all these commands opening the terminal as root and it was useless. What should I do now?

Edit: I rebooted the machine twice, and repeated the process using the terminal as root. It did not work.

14.04 permissions users user-management adduser

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edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06

muru

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asked Dec 30 '14 at 23:08

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running '/usr/sbin/adduser' failed: Child process exited with code 1

The configuration could not be saved

Invalid data was found.

adduser: The group `newuser' already exists.

Adding new group 'newuser' (1001) ...

Adding new user 'newuser' (1001) with group 'newuser' ...

useradd: existing lock file /etc/subgid.lock without a PID

useradd: cannot lock /etc/subgid; try again later.

adduser: '/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/newuser -g newuser -s /bin/bash -u 1001 newuser' returned error code 18. Exiting.

share|improve this question

edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06

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asked Dec 30 '14 at 23:08

Tipsy TriceratopsTipsy Triceratops

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edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06

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edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06

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asked Dec 30 '14 at 23:08

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Since there's a warning about some lockfile, I assume that some process who changed user or group information failed at some point and the file persisted.

First check, whether a process still claims this file: fuser /etc/subgid.lock. If nothing is returned, you can safely remove this file sudo rm /etc/subgid.lock.

Then it should work again.

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Since there's a warning about some lockfile, I assume that some process who changed user or group information failed at some point and the file persisted.

First check, whether a process still claims this file: fuser /etc/subgid.lock. If nothing is returned, you can safely remove this file sudo rm /etc/subgid.lock.

Then it should work again.

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Since there's a warning about some lockfile, I assume that some process who changed user or group information failed at some point and the file persisted.

First check, whether a process still claims this file: fuser /etc/subgid.lock. If nothing is returned, you can safely remove this file sudo rm /etc/subgid.lock.

Then it should work again.

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06

muru

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answered Dec 31 '14 at 12:11

s3lphs3lph

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add a comment | 

Since there's a warning about some lockfile, I assume that some process who changed user or group information failed at some point and the file persisted.

First check, whether a process still claims this file: fuser /etc/subgid.lock. If nothing is returned, you can safely remove this file sudo rm /etc/subgid.lock.

Then it should work again.

share|improve this answer

edited Sep 24 '15 at 1:06

muru

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answered Dec 31 '14 at 12:11

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