Package: adduser
Version: 3.102
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
/usr/sbin/adduser -h
adduser --group [--gid ID] GROUP
addgroup [--gid ID] GROUP
Add a user group
/usr/sbin/adduser --group --gid 12345 foo
adduser: The --group, --ingroup, and --gid options are mutually exclusive.
Included is a patch which Fixes the Glitch in an intuitive way. I've
not analyzed the consequencses or implications, however.
--- /usr/sbin/adduser 2007-02-09 23:07:17.000000000 -0500
+++ /tmp/adduser 2007-02-09 23:07:27.000000000 -0500
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
if( defined($configfile) ) { @defaults = ($configfile); }
# detect the right mode
-my $action = $0 eq "addgroup" ? "addgroup" : "adduser";
+my $action = ($0 eq "addgroup" || defined($found_group_opt)) ? "addgroup" :
"adduser";
if (defined($found_sys_opt)) {
$action = "addsysuser" if ($action eq "adduser");
$action = "addsysgroup" if ($action eq "addgroup");
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