On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 09:06:05AM +0000, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: > This was fixed in the version 1:4.0.18.1-8 of shadow (and passwd). > This version is not available on Etch. > > In the Etch version, the default behavior, when -g is not specified, is > always to use/create the primary user group with the same name as the > user. > > The 1:4.0.18.1-8 version introduced a -n flag to disable this, and use the > group specified in the configuration file.
Would it be possible to modify this slightly to say that if a GROUP= line is given in the configuration file then -n is implied and that is used, otherwise make a new one? It seems to me to be slightly better behaviour as it, at least to me, easily follows from the actual act of setting a single, solid group. > The recommended tool for the creation of users in a Debian system is > adduser (useradd is a low level tool). > I would recommend you to use this tool. The USERGROUPS and USERS_GID > variables of /etc/adduser.conf will probably satisfy your needs (not > tested, but it would make sense). Aye. Just that this change is chucking away around a decades+ worth of learnt behaviour. The above modification would be a good compromise as it allows one to set the command for the old behaviour or keep the new. -- "To the extent that we overreact, we proffer the terrorists the greatest tribute." - High Court Judge Michael Kirby -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]