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passwd: Authentication token lock busy

edited Jun 3, 2013 1:48PM in Linux Operating System (MOSC) 1 commentAnswered ✓
 Trying to update a password :

# passwd oracle
Changing password for user oracle.
New UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: Authentication token lock busy

Googled, found many answers saying to check that / is mounted rw. It is, though:

# cat /etc/mtab
/dev/xvda2 / ext3 rw 0 0

it's OEL 5.6
$ cat /etc/oracle-release
Oracle Linux Server release 5.6

Any ideas?

-NatR / Oracle

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