Summation of series- substitution

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If we have $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}nf(n)=C, C\ne0\tag 1$, C is a constant,

can we find a closed form for f(n)?.

NB : Given condition is that $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}f(n)$ converges to a constant value $K$ and $f(n)$ tends to $0$ when n goes to infinity. $f(0)=3,f(1)=5$ Thanks

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Let $f(n)=0$ for $n>4$. Then what we have to solve is: $$\left\{\begin{matrix} (0\cdot f(0)+1\cdot f(1))+2f(2)+3f(3)+4f(4)&=&C \\ (f(0)+f(1))+f(2)+f(3)+f(4)&=&K \end{matrix}\right.$$

These simultaneous equations have infinitely many solutions $(f(2),f(3),f(4))$.

What I want to say is, can $f(n)$ be determined uniquely?