I've also tried a bionic azure image $ cat /etc/cloud/build.info build_name: server serial: 20180222
It did not reproduce there. So as far as I can tell it shows itself only on Azure 16.04 images. ** Also affects: cloud-images Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: cloud-images Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: cloud-images Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: cloud-images Importance: Medium => Low ** Description changed: + On 16.04 images on Azure, adduser and deluser are now printing to stderr 'sent invalidate(passwd)' and 'sent invalidate(group)'. - These are confusing at best and new in bionic. + These are confusing at best. See below. They do not seem harmful, but not wonderful. + I only see them on images of 16.04 on Azure. I cannot reproduce in + 16.04 or 18.04 images on LXD, Openstack. I cannot reproduce in 18.04 + on Azure. smoser@ubuntu1:~$ sudo adduser guest Adding user `guest' ... sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting Adding new group `guest' (1001) ... sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting Adding new user `guest' (1001) with group `guest' ... sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting The home directory `/home/guest' already exists. Not copying from `/etc/skel'. - Enter new UNIX password: - Retype new UNIX password: + Enter new UNIX password: + Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully Changing the user information for guest Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default - Full Name []: Foo Bar - Room Number []: - Work Phone []: - Home Phone []: - Other []: + Full Name []: Foo Bar + Room Number []: + Work Phone []: + Home Phone []: + Other []: sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting - Is the information correct? [Y/n] + Is the information correct? [Y/n] smoser@ubuntu1:~$ sudo deluser guest sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting Removing user `guest' ... Warning: group `guest' has no more members. sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting Done. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: adduser 3.113+nmu3ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: User Name 4.13.0-1007.9-azure 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-1007-azure x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Feb 16 19:30:12 2018 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: - TERM=screen - PATH=(custom, no user) - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=screen + PATH=(custom, no user) + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: adduser UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Also affects: cloud-images/x-series Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: cloud-images/x-series Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: cloud-images/x-series Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: cloud-images Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** No longer affects: adduser (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750031 Title: scary/unexpected output in adduser and deluser To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-images/+bug/1750031/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs