tags 293492 confirmed retitle 293492 [ALEXANDER] useradd: by default creates user with unspecified shell, this causes problems thanks
Hi! First of all, it seems that the bug #48304 is back. I think this happened with switch to 4.x.x series of shadow. The reason is empty initial value for def_shell _and_ absense of "SHELL=blahblahblah" line in the /etc/default/useradd file. This file simply does not exist on typical Debian system. To check, run `useradd -D`. If you have no /etc/default/useradd, you should get: > cherokee:~# useradd -D > GROUP=100 > HOME=/home > INACTIVE=-1 > EXPIRE= > SHELL= > SKEL=/etc/skel You can create the file with e.g. `useradd -D -s /bin/bash` (and change default shell for new users at the same time): > cherokee:~# useradd -D -s /bin/bash > cherokee:~# useradd -D > GROUP=100 > HOME=/home > INACTIVE=-1 > EXPIRE= > SHELL=/bin/bash > SKEL=/etc/skel Maybe we should just distribute a reasonable /etc/default/useradd [config] file with passwd? P.S. BTW: /etc/default/useradd complements /etc/login.defs and these two interfere (in certain sense) with /etc/adduser.conf ;) -- WBR, xrgtn -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
