GNU bug report logs - #7320
'group' command gives wrong/extra group

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: owen <at> illinois.edu

Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 21:41:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 8.18

Done: Jim Meyering <meyering <at> hx.meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 7320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: "Marc W. Mengel" <mengel <at> fnal.gov>
Cc: owen <at> illinois.edu, 7320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7320: id and groups may lie
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:30:17 +0200

Marc W. Mengel wrote:
> The other test case is to make a copy of "id" and make it
> setuid to some user (i.e. mysql) and run it; it will show
> itself as having mysql's primary group, even though it doesn't.

Oh!  Yes, that will work.  Thanks.
With that, I'll add a test like this:

New:
    $ sudo src/setuidgid -g 3 root src/id -G
    3

Old:
    $ sudo src/setuidgid -g 3 root id -G
    3 0
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