I just ran into the same problem on Ubuntu 16.04: $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial $ cat /etc/default/useradd SHELL=/bin/bash $ useradd -D GROUP=100 HOME=/home INACTIVE=-1 EXPIRE= SHELL=/bin/bash SKEL=/etc/skel CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL=no $ sudo useradd testuser $ getent passwd testuser testuser:x:1081:1082::/home/testuser:
I expected testuser to show /bin/bash for the shell, but that's not the case. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to shadow in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1321854 Title: useradd doesn't add the default shell to /etc/passwd entry Status in shadow package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in shadow source package in Trusty: Triaged Bug description: useradd is not honoring the default shell listed in /etc/defaults/useradd when creating new users. useradd -D showing the defaults. SHELL=/bin/bash # useradd -D GROUP=100 HOME=/home INACTIVE=-1 EXPIRE= SHELL=/bin/bash SKEL=/etc/skel CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL=no Using useradd to create user test1. The /etc/passwd entry has a blank shell field: # useradd test1 # grep test1 /etc/passwd test1:x:2080:2080::/home/test1: Using useradd -s does populate the shell field: # useradd -s /bin/bash test2 #grep test2 /etc/passwd test2:x:2081:2081::/home/test2:/bin/bash Why useradd instead of adduser: puppet uses useradd to do user creation. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: passwd 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed May 21 17:51:57 2014 Ec2AMI: ami-42dc302a Ec2AMIManifest: (unknown) Ec2AvailabilityZone: us-east-1d Ec2InstanceType: m3.large Ec2Kernel: aki-919dcaf8 Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: shadow UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.default.useradd: 2014-05-21T17:36:05.208686 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1321854/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
