error opening shadow group file

[Jonathan Hutchins]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Crotchett [mailto:brad at ispn.net]

> So can I uninstall and reinstall the shadow package without 
> screwing up
> anything on my system?

Well, except possibly your ability to log in or determine file ownership...

If it's an RPM system, you can use the verify function to see what might be
wrong though, and you should be able to do a --force install without
completely loosing anything.  You do have a bootable CD or something, right?