Adduser devel - Feb 2007 - Bug#410366: adduser: adduser --group --gid <GID> <GROUP> advertised but fails

Package: adduser
Version: 3.102
Severity: normal
Tags: patch

/usr/sbin/adduser -h
adduser --group [--gid ID] GROUP
addgroup [--gid ID] GROUP
   Add a user group

/usr/sbin/adduser --group --gid 12345 foo
adduser: The --group, --ingroup, and --gid options are mutually exclusive.

Included is a patch which Fixes the Glitch in an intuitive way.  I''ve
not analyzed the consequencses or implications, however.

--- /usr/sbin/adduser	2007-02-09 23:07:17.000000000 -0500
+++ /tmp/adduser	2007-02-09 23:07:27.000000000 -0500
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 if( defined($configfile) ) { @defaults = ($configfile); }
 
 # detect the right mode
-my $action = $0 eq "addgroup" ? "addgroup" :
"adduser";
+my $action = ($0 eq "addgroup" || defined($found_group_opt)) ?
"addgroup" : "adduser";
 if (defined($found_sys_opt)) {
   $action = "addsysuser" if ($action eq "adduser");
   $action = "addsysgroup" if ($action eq "addgroup");

severity 410366 wishlist
tags 410366 +wontfix
tags 410366 -patch
thanks
This one time, at band camp, Justin Pryzby said:
> /usr/sbin/adduser --group --gid 12345 foo
> adduser: The --group, --ingroup, and --gid options are mutually exclusive.
This is intended behavior.  If you want to add a group, run addgroup.
Many programs behave differently based on ARGV[0], and this is just
another of them.
> Included is a patch which Fixes the Glitch in an intuitive way. 
I''ve
> not analyzed the consequencses or implications, however.
Thank you for the report and the patch.  I have made this bug severity
wishlist for now.  I actually would prefer to close it, as I don''t
believe it''s a bug.  I am leaving it open for now, and if you convince
me that I''m wrong, we can look into it.

Take care,
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Bug#410366: adduser: adduser --group --gid <GID> <GROUP> advertised
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Bug#410366: adduser: adduser --group --gid <GID> <GROUP> advertised
but fails
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Bug#410366: adduser: adduser --group --gid <GID> <GROUP> advertised
but fails
Tags were: wontfix patch
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On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 11:31:16AM +0000, Stephen Gran
wrote:
> severity 410366 wishlist
> tags 410366 +wontfix
> tags 410366 -patch
> thanks
> This one time, at band camp, Justin Pryzby said:
> > /usr/sbin/adduser --group --gid 12345 foo
> > adduser: The --group, --ingroup, and --gid options are mutually
exclusive.
> 
> This is intended behavior.  If you want to add a group, run addgroup.
> Many programs behave differently based on ARGV[0], and this is just
> another of them.
> 
> > Included is a patch which Fixes the Glitch in an intuitive way. 
I''ve
> > not analyzed the consequencses or implications, however.
> 
> Thank you for the report and the patch.  I have made this bug severity
> wishlist for now.  I actually would prefer to close it, as I don''t
> believe it''s a bug.  I am leaving it open for now, and if you
convince
> me that I''m wrong, we can look into it.
You left out an important part:

/usr/sbin/adduser -h
adduser --group [--gid ID] GROUP
addgroup [--gid ID] GROUP
   Add a user group

So this is advertised as a supported syntax.  I don''t mind and have no
objection to using addgroup exclusively for this purpose, but then
adduser must not advtise that it works.

Justin

tags 410366 -wontfix
thanks
This one time, at band camp, Justin Pryzby said:
> On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 11:31:16AM +0000, Stephen Gran wrote:
> > This one time, at band camp, Justin Pryzby said:
> > > /usr/sbin/adduser --group --gid 12345 foo
> > > adduser: The --group, --ingroup, and --gid options are mutually
exclusive.
> > 
> > This is intended behavior.  If you want to add a group, run addgroup.
> > Many programs behave differently based on ARGV[0], and this is just
> > another of them.
> > 
> You left out an important part:
> 
> /usr/sbin/adduser -h
> adduser --group [--gid ID] GROUP
> addgroup [--gid ID] GROUP
>    Add a user group
> 
> So this is advertised as a supported syntax.  I don''t mind and
have no
> objection to using addgroup exclusively for this purpose, but then
> adduser must not advtise that it works.
Hmm.  All right, I''ll review it in the next couple of days and either
remove the advertising of the option, or allow it to work.  Thanks for
the report.
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