On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:16:13 +0100 Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> tags #299050 unreproducible > thanks > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2005 at 01:33:55PM +0100, Hans-Peter Doerr wrote: > > adduser fails to copy symlinks in subdirs of /etc/skel > > > > # ls -l /etc/skel/subdir/ > > total 0 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Mar 11 13:17 link-to-file -> /etc/file > > > > # adduser --home /home/test99 --shell /bin/bash --ingroup users \ > > --disabled-password --gecos "bla,,," test99 > > Adding user `test99'... > > Adding new user `test99' (3277) with group `users'. > > Creating home directory `/home/test99'. > > Copying files from `/etc/skel' > > Use of uninitialized value in symlink at /usr/sbin/adduser line 695, > > <FIND> line 190. > > symlink: No such file or directory > > Cleaning up. > > Bad. > > However, I cannot reproduce this here: > [22/[EMAIL PROTECTED] sid]:~$ ls -l /etc/skel/subdir/ > total 0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Mar 11 13:13 link-to-file -> /etc/fstab > [23/[EMAIL PROTECTED] sid]:~$ sudo adduser --home /home/test99 > --shell /bin/bash --ingroup users --disabled-password --gecos "bla,,," > test99 Adding user test99'... > Adding new user test99' (1003) with group users'. > Creating home directory /home/test99'. > Copying files from /etc/skel' > [24/[EMAIL PROTECTED] sid]:~$ ls -l /home/test99/subdir/ > total 8.0K > lrwxrwxrwx 1 test99 users 10 Mar 11 13:14 link-to-file -> > /etc/fstab [25/[EMAIL PROTECTED] sid]:~$ > > Can you give more information? yes. i've found it only appears if "subdir" is not world read- and executable: # ls -ld /etc/skel/subdir/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 14 15:44 /etc/skel/subdir/ # adduser --home /home/test103 --shell /bin/bash --ingroup users --disabled-password --gecos "bla,,," test103 Adding user `test103'... Adding new user `test103' (3280) with group `users'. Creating home directory `/home/test103'. Copying files from `/etc/skel' but # chmod go-rX /etc/skel/subdir/ # adduser --home /home/test104 --shell /bin/bash --ingroup users --disabled-password --gecos "bla,,," test104 Adding user `test104'... Adding new user `test104' (3282) with group `users'. Creating home directory `/home/test104'. Copying files from `/etc/skel' Use of uninitialized value in symlink at /usr/sbin/adduser line 695, <FIND> line 190. symlink: No such file or directory Cleaning up. Removing directory `/home/test104' Removing user `test104'. userdel: unable to lock password file # ls -ld /etc/skel/subdir/ drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Mar 14 15:44 /etc/skel/subdir/ greetings, hp doerr -- Hans-Peter Doerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CIP-Pool Administration Physikalisches Institut, Uni Freiburg i. Brsg. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
