On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:31:15 +0100 Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Celejar wrote: > > The default groups to which new users are added (when created with > > 'adduser --add-extra-groups') is specified in '/etc/adduser.conf' by > > the line beginning 'EXTRA_GROUPS'; the default does include 'audio'. On > > my Sid system, the (non-root) user that I created during install > > belongs to all those groups, but a user that I created subsequently > > isn't, presumably because the installer used the '--add-extra-groups' > > option and I didn't. > > on sarge, however: > $ grep EXTRA /etc/adduser.conf > returns nothing; > > on etch, however: > #EXTRA_GROUPS="dialout cdrom floppy audio src video lp src users" > # If ADD_EXTRA_GROUPS is set to something non-zero, the EXTRA_GROUPS > #ADD_EXTRA_GROUPS=1 > #EXTRA_GROUPS="dialout cdrom floppy audio src video lp users" > > ie. all commented out, ie. you have to modify adduser.conf If adduser is called with the 'add_extra_groups' (I mistakenly used hyphens in my original message) option, then the new user is added even if 'ADD_EXTRA_GROUPS' is left at the default and 'adduser.conf' is not modified. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
