RE: coreutils 5.2.1 bug: id -Gn

[Bulgrien, Kevin]

/etc/nsswitch.conf is incorrect.

group: should contain files -or- compat, but not both apparently.  id and 
groups work properly if /etc/nsswitch.conf is edited to say

group: files
 -or-
group: compat

The file installed by default is bogus.  The issue is not a coreutils bug.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bulgrien, Kevin 
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 4:20 PM
> To: 'address@hidden'
> Subject: RE: coreutils 5.2.1 bug: id -Gn
> 
> Does this have something do do with nsswitch.conf?
> 
> $ grep -E "^(passwd|group)" /etc/nsswitch.conf
> passwd:     files nisplus nis compat
> group:      files nisplus nis compat
> 
> > My broken mailer grunged the examples.  I'll append ; to each
> > command so output is more distinguishable, and try again.
> > 
> > This may not be a source package bug.  I observed this
> > behavior on a Mandrake 10.1 Official box 
> > (coreutils-5.2.1-4mdk.i586.rpm) and tried also Mandrake 
> > Cooker (coreutils-5.2.1-5mdk.i586.rpm).
> > 
> > A Gentoo user I know reports that id -Gn ; (5.2.1) appears to
> > work as it should.  I wonder what might cause the broken 
> > behavior to occur?
> > 
> > > Here is 5.2.1 behavior.  Please note the difference in 
> output when 
> > > id -Gn is invoked with/without a user name.  Is this 
> fixed in 5.3.0?  
> > > I do not see a reference to "id" in the list of changes, 
> but maybe I 
> > > missed it.
> > > 
> > > id -Gn without a user name gives double output for most 
> groups that 
> > > a user is a member of.
> > > 
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > $ id --version
> > > id (coreutils) 5.2.1
> > > Written by Arnold Robbins and David MacKenzie.
> > > 
> > > Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> > > This is free software; see the source for copying 
> conditions.  There 
> > > is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A 
> > > PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> >   $ id -Gn ;
> >   root adm adm wheel wheel news news apache apache cvs cvs
> > cvsadm cvsadm webadm webadm
> >   $ whoami blahblah ;
> >   $ id -Gn blahblah ;
> >   root adm wheel news apache cvs cvsadm webadm
> > > 
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > For reference, please consider this correct behavior from an old 
> > > version that is consistent in both cases when a user name is 
> > > provided and when one is not.
> > > 
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > $ id --version
> > > id (GNU sh-utils) 2.0.11
> > > Written by Arnold Robbins and David MacKenzie.
> > > 
> > > Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> > > This is free software; see the source for copying 
> conditions.  There 
> > > is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A 
> > > PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> >  
> >   $ id -Gn ;
> >   blahblah root news cvs cvsadmin webadmin backups
> >   $ whoami ;
> >   blahblah
> >   $ id -Gn blahblah ; 
> >   blahblah root news cvs cvsadmin webadmin backups
> > > 
> > > ---
> > > Kevin R. Bulgrien
> > > Product Engineer
> > > 
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