Public bug reported: Binary package hint: adduser
adduser doesn't have any support for "+" entries. Per Debian policy, programs (in this case the nis.deb) that aren't the primary responsibility of the config files (in this case /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group), are to be offered a program that modifies these entries. Adduser does these modifications, however, it doesn't support the "+" entries for NIS users. For the Debian how-to of NIS, see http://lyre.mit.edu/~powell/debian-howto/nis.html For the pertinent Debian Policy, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s10.7.4 The desired effect would be that one can use adduser to create an entry such as the following: /etc/passwd [EMAIL PROTECTED] +goodguy:::::/home/goodguy: -badguy:::::: +test::::::/usr/bin/zsh Currently, the adduser and useradd programs will fail stating that the username has bad characters in it and will even suggest that the preceeding "-" in name is a bad thing, even though it's required when running NIS w/ compat. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Jun 20 12:51:24 2008 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10 NonfreeKernelModules: vmnet vmmon nvidia Package: adduser 3.103ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: adduser Uname: Linux homestead.cso.atmel.com 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 02:46:46 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux ** Affects: adduser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug -- No support for "+" entries https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241744 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
