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Useradd, usermod do not use the target to read groups from when using the -R parameter

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From: Olliver Schinagl <o.schinagl <at> ultimaker.com>
To: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>, 21096 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21096: Useradd, usermod do not use the target to read groups
 from when using the -R parameter
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:51:49 +0200

Hey

On 20-07-15 17:59, Assaf Gordon wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On 07/20/2015 04:12 AM, Olliver Schinagl wrote:
> <...>
>> It appears both usermod and useradd use the local /etc/group rather
>> then what is supplied via the -R parameter.
> <...>
>> Am I doing something wrong or is this indeed a bug in the coreutils?
>
> It might be a bug, but not in coreutils - these programs are not part 
> of coreutils.
>
>> I'm using debian jessie's 8.23-4 on amd64
>
> It seems that in Debian, these programs are part of the 'passwd' package,
> whose source is maintained here (as upstream of the 'shadow' package):
>   http://pkg-shadow.alioth.debian.org/features.php
> You could try asking here:
>   http://pkg-shadow.alioth.debian.org/getinvolved.php
I feel so stupid for not noticing this. I thought I checked, but for 
some reason I thought it was in coreutils.

Sorry for the noise!
>
> regards,
>  - assaf
>

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Olliver Schinagl
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