I can confirm this bug is still present in 16.04.3 single line import fine, multiple not
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to shadow in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1266675 Title: newusers error adding more than one user Status in shadow package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in shadow package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: 1) mcegielka@ftp-geodezja:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 13.10 Release: 13.10 2) mcegielka@ftp-geodezja:~$ sudo apt-cache policy passwd passwd: Installed: 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu6 Candidate: 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu6 3) Expected: add system users from file given as argument: mcegielka@ftp-geodezja:~$ cat testusers.txt test1:aaaaaaaaaaaaa:::test user 1,,,:/home/test1:/bin/bash test2:bbbbbbbbbbbbb:::test user 2,,,:/home/test2:/bin/bash 4) Instead: errors: mcegielka@ftp-geodezja:~$ sudo newusers testusers.txt *** Error in `newusers': free(): invalid next size (fast): 0x09319cd0 *** *** Error in `newusers': malloc(): memory corruption: 0x09319d00 *** ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: passwd 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Jan 7 09:04:11 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-07 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: shadow UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1266675/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp