Faheem Mitha
2005-Oct-17 03:33 UTC
Bug#334315: adduser: describe difference between user group and system group
Package: adduser
Version: 3.63
Severity: minor
Hi,
The man page of adduser/addgroup 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 configuration file. The GID can be overridden with
the --gid option.
The group is created with no users.
Add a system group
If addgroup is called with the --system option, a
system group will be added.
A GID will be chosen from the range specified for user UIDS in the
configuration file. The GID can be overridden with
the --gid option.
The group is created with no users.
*************************************************************************
This does not look quite right. I think that in
"Add a system group
If addgroup is called with the --system option, a system group will be
added. A GID will be chosen from the range specified for user UIDS in the
configuration file."
the "user UIDs" should read "system UIDs".
Also, why not add a reference to the man page pointing to Debian Policy
9.2.2 for further information?
Faheem.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers oldstable
APT policy: (500, ''oldstable''), (500,
''stable''), (50, ''unstable''), (50,
''testing''), (1, ''experimental'')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.4.27.040914
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages adduser depends on:
ii debconf 1.4.30.13 Debian configuration management sy
ii passwd 1:4.0.3-31sarge5 change and administer password and
ii perl-base 5.8.4-8 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis
adduser recommends no packages.
-- debconf information:
* adduser/homedir-permission: true
Marc Haber
2005-Oct-17 15:48 UTC
[Adduser-devel] Bug#334315: adduser: describe difference between user group and system group
tags #334315 confirmed pending thanks On Sun, Oct 16, 2005 at 11:29:17PM -0400, Faheem Mitha wrote:> This does not look quite right. I think that in > > "Add a system group > > If addgroup is called with the --system option, a system group will be > added. A GID will be chosen from the range specified for user UIDS in the > configuration file." > > the "user UIDs" should read "system UIDs".You''re right.> Also, why not add a reference to the man page pointing to Debian Policy > 9.2.2 for further information?Added to SEE ALSO, committed both fixes to svn. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835
Debian Bug Tracking System
2005-Oct-17 15:48 UTC
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2005-Oct-18 19:05 UTC
[Adduser-devel] Bug#334315: marked as done (error in man page)
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Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database) -------------------------------------- Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 17 Oct 2005 03:30:02 +0000>From faheem@email.unc.edu Sun Oct 16 20:30:02 2005Return-path: <faheem@email.unc.edu> Received: from smtpsrv1.isis.unc.edu (smtp.unc.edu) [152.2.1.140] by spohr.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.36 1 (Debian)) id 1ERLhK-0003vb-00; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 20:30:02 -0700 Received: from laplace.or.unc.edu (laplace.or.unc.edu [152.2.30.59]) by smtp.unc.edu (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j9H3TJeL006524 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:29:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from user-0ce2kof.cable.mindspring.com ([24.225.83.15] helo=Chrestomanci) by laplace.or.unc.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1ERLgb-0004bA-Qm; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:29:17 -0400 Received: from faheem by Chrestomanci with local (Exim 4.50) id 1ERLgc-0004iJ-0r; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:29:18 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Faheem Mitha <faheem@email.unc.edu> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org> Subject: adduser: describe difference between user group and system group X-Mailer: reportbug 3.15 Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:29:17 -0400 Message-Id: <E1ERLgc-0004iJ-0r@Chrestomanci> Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-8.0 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,HAS_PACKAGE autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Package: adduser Version: 3.63 Severity: minor Hi, The man page of adduser/addgroup 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 configuration file. The GID can be overridden with the --gid option. The group is created with no users. Add a system group If addgroup is called with the --system option, a system group will be added. A GID will be chosen from the range specified for user UIDS in the configuration file. The GID can be overridden with the --gid option. The group is created with no users. ************************************************************************* This does not look quite right. I think that in "Add a system group If addgroup is called with the --system option, a system group will be added. A GID will be chosen from the range specified for user UIDS in the configuration file." the "user UIDs" should read "system UIDs". Also, why not add a reference to the man page pointing to Debian Policy 9.2.2 for further information? Faheem. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers oldstable APT policy: (500, ''oldstable''), (500, ''stable''), (50, ''unstable''), (50, ''testing''), (1, ''experimental'') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.4.27.040914 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages adduser depends on: ii debconf 1.4.30.13 Debian configuration management sy ii passwd 1:4.0.3-31sarge5 change and administer password and ii perl-base 5.8.4-8 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis adduser recommends no packages. -- debconf information: * adduser/homedir-permission: true --------------------------------------- Received: (at 334315-close) by bugs.debian.org; 18 Oct 2005 18:48:11 +0000>From katie@spohr.debian.org Tue Oct 18 11:48:11 2005Return-path: <katie@spohr.debian.org> Received: from katie by spohr.debian.org with local (Exim 3.36 1 (Debian)) id 1ERwFo-0003v2-00; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:32:04 -0700 From: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de> To: 334315-close@bugs.debian.org X-Katie: $Revision: 1.56 $ Subject: Bug#334315: fixed in adduser 3.72 Message-Id: <E1ERwFo-0003v2-00@spohr.debian.org> Sender: Archive Administrator <katie@spohr.debian.org> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:32:04 -0700 Delivered-To: 334315-close@bugs.debian.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-6.0 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 X-CrossAssassin-Score: 2 Source: adduser Source-Version: 3.72 We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of adduser, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive: adduser_3.72.dsc to pool/main/a/adduser/adduser_3.72.dsc adduser_3.72.tar.gz to pool/main/a/adduser/adduser_3.72.tar.gz adduser_3.72_all.deb to pool/main/a/adduser/adduser_3.72_all.deb A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to 334315@bugs.debian.org, and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de> (supplier of updated adduser package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:25:53 +0000 Source: adduser Binary: adduser Architecture: source all Version: 3.72 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Debian Adduser Developers <adduser-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org> Changed-By: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de> Description: adduser - Add and remove users and groups Closes: 330258 334315 Changes: adduser (3.72) unstable; urgency=low . * add adduser.pot to SVN * Update French (fr) program translation. Thanks to Christian Perrier. (mh) Closes: #330258 * Created some shell scripts which are trying to act as a testsuite (jh) * correct wrong "user UID" for system groups in manpage, reference Debian Policy 9.2.2. Thanks to Faheem Mitha. (mh) Closes: #334315 * fix $verbose handling. (mh) * global rename _ to gtx to un-break File::Find. (mh) * internal change to config hash handling. (mh) * remove double definition of get_users_groups. (mh) * fix error message in addusertogroup. (mh) Files: caecbcd704b5968273ab4597b1745efc 643 admin important adduser_3.72.dsc f5eb75ebddee7c12fe97ccc52f73ae1e 135585 admin important adduser_3.72.tar.gz f4dc3b93e2ae46dc19dc36ef0339ae8c 110238 admin important adduser_3.72_all.deb -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkNVPsgACgkQgZalRGu6PIQH3ACeNkxkMRgDfaKFluDlMkZkS+Om FA0AnRXohgJUrEoCeX7KxiBJfN+gat8Y =Uzxr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----