Bug 8609

Summary: useradd overwrites existing group
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Jules Stuifbergen <jules>
Component: shadow-utilsAssignee: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero>
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Description Jules Stuifbergen 2000-01-19 16:11:12 UTC 
Example:

# grep web /etc/group
web:x:501:fred,barney,wilma,betty
# useradd web
# grep web /etc/group
web:x:501:

all files owned by group 'web' are now owned by user 'web'.

# adduser wheel

-oops!-
Comment 1 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2000-01-19 16:46:59 UTC 
Fixed