useradd failed to add user "cannot open /etc/passwd"
Issue
useradd failed to add user, with error message cannot open /etc/passwd
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When adding new user with
useraddcommand, below error is returned:# useradd bob useradd: cannot open /etc/passwd
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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