We need to track down the program that has left those locks when crashing. Is it gdm-guest-session itself, or is it using a program to change /etc/passwd (possibly usermod itself)?
** Also affects: gdm-guest-session (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- usermod fails: "cannot lock /etc/passwd" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/432964 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs