Marco wrote:
> Hi There!
> I'm trying to add a new user in my system. but i'm with some trouble...ou
> mistakes.
> I created  "newuser"  folder in "/usr" folder. added a new user in
> "/etc/group" 
> 
> 
> wheel:*:0:root, newuser (without blank spaces)
> 
> using vipw i edited:
> 
> newuser:*:500:0::0:0:0:Mr. New unix User,,,:/usr/newuser:/bin/sh
> 
> But when i type passwd newuser, the below message shown me:
> 
> passwd: failed to parse principal; Configuration file does not specify
> default realm
> 
> What it means?
> What i doing wrong?!?!?!

it sounds like you have kerberos enabled.  kerberos is a distributed
authentication system.  i think that using 'passwd -l' instead of just
'passwd' will get you around the problem.

i hope this helps.

-colin