Paul Slootman
2010-Mar-09 11:57 UTC
Bug#573155: usage suggests "adduser --group [--gid ID] GROUP" which doesn''t work
Package: adduser Version: 3.112 Severity: normal # adduser --help ... adduser --group [--gid ID] GROUP addgroup [--gid ID] GROUP Add a user group ... # adduser --group --gid 1032 voorraad adduser: The --group, --ingroup, and --gid options are mutually exclusive. The alternative addgroup does work: # addgroup --gid 1032 voorraad Adding group `voorraad'' (GID 1032) ... Done. Paul -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, ''testing'') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.33 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages adduser depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.28 Debian configuration management sy ii passwd 1:4.1.4.2-1 change and administer password and ii perl-base 5.10.1-11 minimal Perl system adduser recommends no packages. Versions of packages adduser suggests: ii liblocale-gettext-perl 1.05-6 Using libc functions for internati ii perl-modules 5.10.1-11 Core Perl modules -- debconf information: adduser/homedir-permission: true
Marc Haber
2011-Nov-23 10:05 UTC
[Adduser-devel] Bug#573155: usage suggests "adduser --group [--gid ID] GROUP" which doesn''t work
On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 12:57:50PM +0100, Paul Slootman wrote:> # adduser --help > ... > adduser --group [--gid ID] GROUP > addgroup [--gid ID] GROUP > Add a user group > ...So you would suggest just to delete the "adduser --group [--gid ID] GROUP" line from usage? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 31958061 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 31958062