Unable to create user or group aGetting error "usermod: failure while writing changes to /etc/passwd" while creating users/groups and while changing passwords for users

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Issue

  • While creating user or groups, it's failing with below error.
usermod: failure while writing changes to /etc/passwd
  • While changing the password of any user, its failing with similar error.
Authentication token manipulation error
failure while writing changes to /etc/passwd

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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