Description of problem: While expanding the group membership of a user, an error occurs. I want to record the user "michael" in the group "users" with the following command in the console: # usermod -a -G users michael # echo $? 0 When executing this command does not error or it is not displayed. The return code is zero. In the file /etc/group the user is listed as a member of the group "users". # grep users /etc/group users:x:100:michael Now, when I command "id" is the newly added group "user" in the user "michael" is not displayed. # id michael uid=1000(michael) gid=1000(michael) Gruppen=1000(michael) Thus, the user "michael" no rights "users" group. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): shadow-utils-4.1.4.3-7.fc16.x86_64 How reproducible: Repeatedly reproduced on each execution of the command. Steps to Reproduce: see obove Actual results: It can not be added to other user groups. Expected results: Additional info: # uname -a Linux diego 3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.0.fc16.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Oct 5 15:30:54 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Fedora installation media: Fedora-16-Beta-x86_64-netinst.iso All installed software has been updated today (10/14/2011) and is up to date. Let me know if you still need additional information. Regards Michael Singer
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 745675 ***