Description of problem: If you create symbolic links in /etc/skel and run either luseradd or the redhat-config-users program to create a new user, the links are created in the new user's home directory, but point to invalid locations. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): all including rpm downloaded from phoebe-3 beta (also applies to libuser in mandrake 9.0) How reproducible: It happens with EVERY link EVERY time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. cd /etc/skel 2. touch test 3. ln -s test test2 4. /usr/sbin/lusradd testuser Actual results: Expected results: [root@localhost SPECS]# ls -l /home/testuser total 16 lrwxrwxrwx 1 test2 test2 4095 Mar 26 16:14 test -> test2 Additional info: This effects every version of libuser I have found in both Red Hat and Mandrake Linux.
Created attachment 90776 [details] output from ls -l /home/test with symlinks in /etc/skel
Created attachment 90777 [details] patch to fix libuser link problem
Seen this one as well, bit me badly. Cost me 3 weeks of a class full of chemical engineer's time. Please apply patch.
*** Bug 98912 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Thanks for the patch. Should be fixed in libuser-0.51.10-1, when it hits rawhide.