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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: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: Olliver Schinagl <o.schinagl <at> ultimaker.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: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:59:58 -0400

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

regards,
 - assaf

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