On Monday 08 November 2010 00:42, Tito wrote: > > > I think I can demostrate it does: > > > > > > /etc/passwd:prova:x:1004:1006:,,,:/home/prova:/bin/bash > > > /etc/passwd:prova2:x:1005:1006:,,,:/home/prova2:/bin/bash > > > /etc/group:prova:x:1006: > > > > In order to check my theory, you should add (say, by hand) > > another line to /etc/group: > > > > prova2:x:1234: > > > > and _then_ run "deluser prova2". > > > > > > > Now let's remove user prova2: > > > > > > deluser prova2 > > > Removing user `prova2' ... > > > Warning: group `prova' has no more members. > > > Done. > > > > > > And check: > > > > > > /etc/passwd:prova:x:1004:1006:,,,:/home/prova:/bin/bash > > > /etc/group:prova:x:1006: > > > > > > group was not removed as not matching username. > > > > I think that group was not removed because another user > > (prova2) exists who has primary GID=<primary GID of prova2>. > > > > Can you repeat the experiment, but with artificially added > > prova2 group, as described above? > > > Hi, > so here we go: > > adduser prova > Adding user `prova' ... > Adding new group `prova' (1006) ... > Adding new user `prova' (1004) with group `prova' ... > adduser prova2 --ingroup prova > Adding user `prova2' ... > Adding new user `prova2' (1005) with group `prova' ... > echo "prova2:x:1234:" >> /etc/group > > grep prova /etc/passwd /etc/group > /etc/passwd:prova:x:1004:1006:,,,:/home/prova:/bin/bash > /etc/passwd:prova2:x:1005:1006:,,,:/home/prova2:/bin/bash > /etc/group:prova:x:1006: > /etc/group:prova2:x:1234: > > deluser prova2 > Removing user `prova2' ... > Warning: group `prova' has no more members. > Done. > > grep prova /etc/passwd /etc/group > /etc/passwd:prova:x:1004:1006:,,,:/home/prova:/bin/bash > /etc/group:prova:x:1006: > > Looks to me it is removed by name
Ok, you are right about this. I am still puzzled why "Warning: group `prova' has no more members" message appears. Can you do another experiment: as above, but delete user prova's record in /etc/passwd by hand: adduser prova adduser prova2 --ingroup prova echo "prova2:x:1234:" >> /etc/group sed '/^prova:/d' -i /etc/passwd grep prova /etc/passwd /etc/group deluser prova2 grep prova /etc/passwd /etc/group -- vda _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
