Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:49:22 -0500 From: Matthew Pherigo <hybrid120@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Users <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: 'pw usermod -G' not removing user from group? Message-ID: <474FEC65-4E15-4972-A411-E91569B4E2A5@gmail.com>
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Hi all, The manpage for pw(8) says this about the -G flag: > The user's name is added to the group lists in /etc/group, and removed from any groups not specified in grouplist. However, when using this option on 10.1, pw decides to get creative: > $ sudo id -a test > uid=1003(test) gid=1003(test) groups=1003(test),0(wheel),69(network) > $ sudo pw usermod test -G network > $ sudo id -a test > uid=1003(test) gid=1003(test) groups=1003(test),0(wheel),69(network) This isn't the end of the creative liberties, though. When checking /etc/group, we find: > network:*:69:test,test pw(8) has added the 'test' user to the network group *twice*. In fact, when I was checking the /etc/group file, I found this little gem: > wheel:*:0:root,ansible,matt,matt,matt,test That trio of matts is the result of configuration management systems tripping over this strange behavior. Was this introduced in a recent patch? I can't imagine this has been around for long. Hopefully it's just a doc error! Thanks, --Matt
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