Re: [Testbed-admins] Problem adding new users to my testbed

[Leigh Stoller <stoller@flux.utah.edu>]

> Also, I logged out and hit 'Request an account' then I chose 'Start
> a new project',

This was the right thing to do ...

> Error Creating Project: /usr/testbed/sbin/newuser: Could not create
> new user! Transient Error: (3, 65280, newuser -t leader
> /tmp/newusersOoVvp) *** WARNING: Could not find an unused unix_uid!

This typically happens when you edit the password file on boss by
hand, or add an account with the pw command. Emulab (the software)
does not like this and gets confused if the password file is modified
by humans. Did you do anything like that?

Lbs