Micah Cowan wrote: > /etc/group is meant to hold "extended" group information: that is, it > maps users into groups above and beyond their "real" group. > > If you are specifying their actual gid as the one for 'users', it would > be unnecessary and incorrect to add them to 'users' as an extended group > as well. Therefore, what you are experiencing is correct behavior. > > Try the following on Ubuntu, and if you have access to another Linux > system, I invite you to try it there as well. Add a new user with the > real group defaulting to the user's name. You'll notice that an entry > for the new user will appear in /etc/passwd with the user's gid set > correctly. You'l find an entry in /etc/group for that gid, but without > any users listed for it. This situation is similar to what you've been > experiencing, and is normal. > > ** Changed in: adduser (Ubuntu) > Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected >
ok, thats understandable. i could be wrong, but i think the gnome gui tools look in /etc/group for their info, if they do then thats a different bug? kk -- Adduser fails to change the /etc/group file https://launchpad.net/bugs/50470 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
