Control: notfound -1 1:4.1.5.1-1 On Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:38:26 -0700 Bob Proulx <b...@proulx.com> wrote: > tags 779018 + unreproducible moreinfo > thanks > > phamming wrote: > > I have some problems with usermod. The options -a returns the help > > screen, while it should append to the groups the user is belongs > > to. All other options work fine. > > Thank you for report. However I cannot reproduce the problem. It > works fine for me. > > # id testuser > uid=1002(testuser) gid=1002(testuser) groups=1002(testuser) > # usermod -a -G testgroup testuser > # id testuser > uid=1002(testuser) gid=1002(testuser) groups=1002(testuser)1011(testgroup) > > > Unfortunately you did not include a test case showing exactly what you > did. Please when submitting a bug report always include enough > information to reproduce the problem. This includes the exact command > line you used. I suspect that you are missing this part from the manual. > > -a, --append > Add the user to the supplementary group(s). Use only with the -G > option. > > Are you using -a with -G? If not then that will produce an option > error which will emit the online option help output. > > > I don't know how long this problem exists, because I also use a > > different route to change group membership. Since this is the > > prefered way, it is important it is resolved. > > I personally recommend using "useradd" to add users to groups. The > syntax is: > > # adduser username groupname > > > I don't know where this problem is introduced, if it is upstream or > > in Debian's sources. > > Since I could not reproduce the problem I marked this as > unreproducable and moreinfo needed. If you have a test case that > reproduces the problem please tell us exactly what command line you > used. > > Thank you for helping to make Debian better.
Closing the bug since we have not received the details in almost two years. Cheers, Balint
