This bug was reproduced on a xenial Azure cloud image $ cat /etc/cloud/build.info build_name: server serial: 20180222
I cannot reproduce it locally in a container. ** Tags added: xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to adduser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750031 Title: scary/unexpected output in adduser and deluser Status in adduser package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: adduser and deluser are now printing to stderr 'sent invalidate(passwd)' and 'sent invalidate(group)'. These are confusing at best and new in bionic. See below. They do not seem harmful, but not wonderful. smoser@ubuntu1:~$ sudo adduser guest Adding user `guest' ... sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting Adding new group `guest' (1001) ... sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting Adding new user `guest' (1001) with group `guest' ... sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting The home directory `/home/guest' already exists. Not copying from `/etc/skel'. Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully Changing the user information for guest Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default Full Name []: Foo Bar Room Number []: Work Phone []: Home Phone []: Other []: sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting Is the information correct? [Y/n] smoser@ubuntu1:~$ sudo deluser guest sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting Removing user `guest' ... Warning: group `guest' has no more members. sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting sent invalidate(passwd) request, exiting sent invalidate(group) request, exiting Done. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: adduser 3.113+nmu3ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: User Name 4.13.0-1007.9-azure 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-1007-azure x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Feb 16 19:30:12 2018 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=screen PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: adduser UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adduser/+bug/1750031/+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
