I had a look in src/newgrp.c I wonder why the variable grp is overwritten several times, before check_perms is called. In my understanding, this means the last found group entry wins.
If I have following group entries in my environment: #From /etc/passwd comgrp:x:27:user1 #From NIS/LDAP or something similar comgrp:x:27:user2 #From /etc/gshadow comgrp:*::user3 user1 and user2 aren't able to change primary group to comgrp because check_perms only sees user3 in that group. I had expected that all three users are able to change to the comgrp. What is the correct behaviour? And why? [src/newgrp.c] 617 grp = getgrnam (group); /* local, no need for xgetgrnam */ [...] 628 grp = find_matching_group (name, grp->gr_gid); [...] 637 grp = xgetgrnam (group); [...] 644 grp->gr_mem = sgrp->sg_mem; [...] 651 check_perms (grp, pwd, group); -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1355111 Title: newgrp fails with "crypt: Invalid argument" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1355111/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
