[Bug 600377] Re: newgrp password enabled group doesn't work

[rpkrawczyk]

Fixed in oneiric.

** Changed in: shadow (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  newgrp password enabled group doesn't work

Status in “shadow” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Trying to login to a password enabled group, not being a member of it,
  fails on lucid.

  Steps:

  user at localhost:~$ sudo addgroup test
  Adding group `test' (GID 1001) ...
  Done.
  user at localhost:~$ sudo gpasswd test
  Changing the password for group test
  New Password: ****
  Re-enter new password: ****
  user at localhost:~$ 

  At this point, the group is created and password is set on /etc/gshadow
  The following steps success on hardy, fails on lucid:

  user at localhost:~$ newgrp test
  Password: ****
  Invalid password.
  user at localhost:~$

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: login 1:4.1.4.2-1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Jun 30 22:07:00 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100219)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=es_ES:es:en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=es_ES.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: shadow

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