On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 16:28 +0000, Carl D. Roth wrote: > Can some one explain the following weird behavior with useradd? > > # useradd -g mock -r -m -d /var/lib/mockuser mockuser > > --> create a new 'mockuser' user that can be used to run /usr/bin/mock > > # id mockuser > uid=494(mockuser) gid=491(mock) groups=491(mock) > > # grep mock /etc/group > mock:x:491:roth > > Hm, that's interesting, 'mockuser' is not in the 'mock' group. This can > be verified using 'getgrent()'. > > # usermod -G mock mockuser > > --> seems redundant... > > # id mockuser > uid=494(mockuser) gid=491(mock) groups=491(mock) > > --> group membership did not change > > # grep mock /etc/group > mock:x:491:roth,mockuser > > --> but the group's membership list did change > > Thanks! > I suspewct that the fact that the mock user already exists by default on the system has something to do with the problem. -- ======================================================================= "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." -- Albert Einstein ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
