Package: adduser Version: 3.63 Severity: normal 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. Removing directory `/home/test99' rm: cannot get current directory: Permission denied Removing user `test99'. userdel: unable to lock password file # ls -l /home/test99/subdir/ total 0 maybe this is related to bug #268402 greetings, hans-peter doerr -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-cipsc Locale: LANG=C, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C) Versions of packages adduser depends on: ii debconf 1.4.30.11 Debian configuration management sy ii passwd 1:4.0.3-30.10 change and administer password and ii perl-base 5.8.4-6 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis -- debconf information: adduser/homedir-changed: true * adduser/homedir-permission: true -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
