Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 498462
Cryptic error message when creating a user account, where account name already exists
Last modified: 2013-09-02 02:35:18 EDT
Description of problem: * While testing https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/wiki/Fedora_11_Test_Day/NSS_Local_Native, repeat the useradd command after it successfully adds the user the first time. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): * sssd-0.3.3-3.fc11 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot SSSD Test Day live image 2. As root, type: # /usr/sbin/sss_useradd nativelocaluser 3. As root, again type: # /usr/sbin/sss_useradd nativelocaluser Actual results: [/usr/sbin/sss_useradd] [main] (0): Operation failed (17)[File exists] server_sort:Unable to register control with rootdse! asq: Unable to register control with rootdse! [/usr/sbin/sss_useradd] [main] (0): Operation failed (17)[File exists] Expected results: Not sure if this is a fair expectation, but I would expect the same output that the standard useradd command gives. For example: # /usr/sbin/sss_useradd nativelocaluser sss_useradd: user nativelocaluser exists Additional info:
Fixed in sssd HEAD: commit e50fd095630c6bc8d575c575e74027d8c9c102ab Refs: sssd-0_3_3-24-ge50fd09 Author: Jakub Hrozek <jhrozek@redhat.com> AuthorDate: Wed May 13 19:27:02 2009 +0200 Commit: Simo Sorce <ssorce@redhat.com> CommitDate: Thu May 14 11:33:35 2009 -0400 More useful error message when adding user/group that already exists Fixes: RHBZ #498462
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 11 development cycle. Changing version to '11'. More information and reason for this action is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
Fixed in 0.4.1