Package: adduser
Version: 3.59
Severity: normal
Example:
# addgroup monkey
# adduser --ingroup monkey monkey
# deluser monkey
This example will silently delete the "monkey" group, providing no
output message that it will be doing so. The manpage also gives no
indication that this will happen.
The "monkey" group is deleted even if other users exist for which
"monkey" is their primary group. This behaviour is exhibited for both
normal and --system accounts.
Suggested fixes:
* Don't delete similarly named group.
or
* Provide a warning when running deluser; e.g.:
# deluser monkey
Removing user `monkey'...
Warning: Also removing group `monkey'...
done.
Also document this behaviour in the manpage.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.28-leo
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages adduser depends on:
ii debconf 1.4.30.11 Debian configuration management sy
ii passwd 1:4.0.3-30.8 Change and administer password and
ii perl-base 5.8.4-6 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis
-- debconf information excluded
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