Jonathan Amery
2008-Jan-15 14:44 UTC
Bug#460895: adduser: --group --gid documented, but not permitted by software
Package: adduser Version: 3.102 Severity: normal Hi, The adduser manpage says: Add a user group If adduser is called with the --group option and without the --system option, or addgroup is called respectively, a user group will be added. A GID will be chosen from the range specified for user UIDS in the con- figuration file. The GID can be overridden with the --gid option. The group is created with no users. but if you actually try this then you get: jadzia:~# adduser --group --gid 1234 fred adduser: The --group, --ingroup, and --gid options are mutually exclusive. jadzia:~# Please fix the code to match the documentation, which is the correct behaviour. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (700, ''stable''), (650, ''testing''), (625, ''unstable''), (600, ''dapper''), (500, ''dapper-updates'') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-4-686 Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages adduser depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.11etch1 Debian configuration management sy ii passwd 1:4.0.18.1-7 change and administer password and ii perl-base 5.8.8-7etch1 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis adduser recommends no packages. -- debconf information: adduser/homedir-permission: true
Stephen Gran
2008-Jan-15 14:57 UTC
[Adduser-devel] Bug#460895: Bug#460895: adduser: --group --gid documented, but not permitted by software
close 460895 3.103 thanks This one time, at band camp, Jonathan Amery said:> > Please fix the code to match the documentation, which is the correct > behaviour.The --group option is deprecated and basically gone. Use addgroup instead. The documentation was adjusted in 3.103. Thanks -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''''`. Stephen Gran | | : :'' : sgran at debian.org | | `. `'' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/adduser-devel/attachments/20080115/6677eb01/attachment.pgp
Debian Bug Tracking System
2008-Jan-15 15:00 UTC
[Adduser-devel] Processed: Re: Bug#460895: adduser: --group --gid documented, but not permitted by software
Processing commands for control at bugs.debian.org:> close 460895 3.103Bug#460895: adduser: --group --gid documented, but not permitted by software ''close'' is deprecated; see http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Developer#closing. Bug marked as fixed in version 3.103, send any further explanations to Jonathan Amery <jdamery at ysolde.ucam.org>> thanksStopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database)