[ale] Password Problem

[wpheaton at atl.bna.boeing.com (wpheaton at atl.bna.boeing.com)]

> When I attempt to add a user using the adduser command in Linux,
> I get a message " etc/passwd is locked.  Try again later." What
> does this mean and how do I "unlock" it?  Any help is appreciated.


	I got that once when I was trying to add a username
with more than eight characters.