Public bug reported: On Ubuntu 16.04.x, I have a perfectly working custom systemd service file which sets username and group for the service as
[Service] User=user Group=domain users where both group and user come from an AD domain joined to with winbind. This is not working anymore on 18.04. Even with the group name quoted, or mangled with systemd-escape. The service doesn't start with one of the following messages in the journal (depending on how it's spelled): /lib/systemd/system/myservice.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: domain users /lib/systemd/system/myservice.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: "domain users" /lib/systemd/system/myservice.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: domain\x20users /lib/systemd/system/myservice.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: domain\ users The only thing that works is to use the GID instead of the group name. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: systemd 237-3ubuntu10.12 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-45.48-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-45-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Feb 14 12:58:59 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-28 (16 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color LC_COLLATE=C PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/zsh ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.15.0-45-generic root=/dev/mapper/he--puppet--dev04-root ro SourcePackage: systemd UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/21/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: None dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd09/21/2015:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform dmi.product.version: None dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc. ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1815901 Title: Service: Group name with whitespace not working anymore To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1815901/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs