Package: passwd Version: 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-2+squeeze1 Severity: minor If a user has been removed from /etc/shadow, usermod -p fails silently: root@cassiopeia:~# adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" test Adding user `test' ... Adding new group `test' (1001) ... Adding new user `test' (1001) with group `test' ... The home directory `/home/test' already exists. Not copying from `/etc/skel'. root@cassiopeia:~# sed -e '/test/ d' -i /etc/shadow root@cassiopeia:~# grep test /etc/passwd test:x:1001:1001:,,,:/home/test:/bin/bash root@cassiopeia:~# grep test /etc/shadow root@cassiopeia:~# usermod -p '$1$4qlPRcSR$KFWIwhy82h7EPnUkNb58f.' test root@cassiopeia:~# echo $? 0 root@cassiopeia:~# grep test /etc/shadow root@cassiopeia:~#
I admit it's a rather unlikely scenario, but silent failure is still not good. -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.1 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (700, 'stable-updates'), (700, 'stable'), (600, 'testing'), (25, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-bpo.2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=da_DK.utf8, LC_CTYPE=da_DK.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages passwd depends on: ii debianutils 3.4 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii libc6 2.11.2-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libpam-modules 1.1.1-6.1 Pluggable Authentication Modules f ii libpam0g 1.1.1-6.1 Pluggable Authentication Modules l ii libselinux1 2.0.96-1 SELinux runtime shared libraries passwd recommends no packages. passwd suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
