From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 20 00:00:43 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F6AA16A4CE for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:00:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C99343D41 for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:00:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i5K00gFX038889 for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:00:42 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i5K00gqP038878; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:00:42 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:00:42 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200406200000.i5K00gqP038878@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "David J. Haines" Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DCD216A4CE for ; Sat, 19 Jun 2004 23:59:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56D7F43D2F for ; Sat, 19 Jun 2004 23:59:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i5JNxUgY087570 for ; Sat, 19 Jun 2004 23:59:30 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i5JNxU1k087569; Sat, 19 Jun 2004 23:59:30 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200406192359.i5JNxU1k087569@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 23:59:30 GMT From: "David J. Haines" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Subject: misc/68130: adduser man page and usage inconsistent with respect to shell X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:00:43 -0000 X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:00:43 -0000 >Number: 68130 >Category: misc >Synopsis: adduser man page and usage inconsistent with respect to shell >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jun 20 00:00:42 GMT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: David J. Haines >Release: 5.2.1-p8 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD qbert.local 5.2.1-RELEASE-p8 FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE-p8 #0: Fri Jun 18 01:37:15 EDT 2004 dhaines@qbert.local:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/QBERT i386 >Description: The man page for adduser says that for adding users with the -f switch one must use the full path to the the desired login shell (see section FORMAT). This is incorrect, rather one must, as adduser is currently impleimented, use only the shell name, e.g. "tcsh" or "bash". >How-To-Repeat: use adduser -f while the file referenced has something to the effect of user1::::::::/usr/local/bin/bash: >Fix: update the manpage, or if the maintainer wants to make it more difficult rewrite the adduser script. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: