I've also tried a bionic azure image
$ cat /etc/cloud/build.info
build_name: server
serial: 20180222
It did not reproduce there.
So as far as I can tell it shows itself only on Azure 16.04 images.
** Also affects: cloud-images
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: cloud-images
Status: New => Confirmed
** Changed in: cloud-images
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: cloud-images
Importance: Medium => Low
** Description changed:
+ On 16.04 images on Azure,
adduser and deluser are now printing to stderr 'sent invalidate(passwd)' and
'sent invalidate(group)'.
- These are confusing at best and new in bionic.
+ These are confusing at best.
See below. They do not seem harmful, but not wonderful.
+ I only see them on images of 16.04 on Azure. I cannot reproduce in
+ 16.04 or 18.04 images on LXD, Openstack. I cannot reproduce in 18.04
+ on Azure.
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:
+ 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 []:
+ 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]
+ 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
+ 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)
** Also affects: cloud-images/x-series
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: cloud-images/x-series
Status: New => Confirmed
** Changed in: cloud-images/x-series
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: cloud-images
Status: Confirmed => Invalid
** No longer affects: adduser (Ubuntu)
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