[Bug 1427807] Re: usermod's man refers to --*-sub-uids but accepts only --*-subuids

Gustavo Silva 1427807 at bugs.launchpad.net
Tue May 9 00:31:17 UTC 2017


I tried following nacc's suggestions (he brought it over IRC) because I,
unkowningly, did a really terrible job last time.

Hopefully, this commit is way more understandable and (again,
hopefully), I did everything well.

Please share if you see something I missed.

Thanks!

** Patch added: "usermodTypoFix deb diff"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1427807/+attachment/4873805/+files/usermodTypoFix.debdiff

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Title:
  usermod's man refers to --*-sub-uids but accepts only --*-subuids

Status in shadow package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  The man page refers to sub-uids and sub-gids but those don't take any
  "-" between sub and [ug]ids. The help message conforms to what the
  command accepts though.

  $ man usermod | grep -F -- -sub
         -v, --add-sub-uids FIRST-LAST
         -V, --del-sub-uids FIRST-LAST
             This option may be specified multiple times to remove multiple ranges to a users account. When both --del-sub-uids and --add-sub-uids are specified remove of all subordinate uid ranges happens before any
         -w, --add-sub-gids FIRST-LAST
         -W, --del-sub-gids FIRST-LAST
             This option may be specified multiple times to remove multiple ranges to a users account. When both --del-sub-gids and --add-sub-gids are specified remove of all subordinate gid ranges happens before any

  $ usermod --help | grep -F -- -sub
    -v, --add-subuids FIRST-LAST  add range of subordinate uids
    -V, --del-subuids FIRST-LAST  remvoe range of subordinate uids
    -w, --add-subgids FIRST-LAST  add range of subordinate gids
    -W, --del-subgids FIRST-LAST  remvoe range of subordinate gids

  
  More info on the environment:

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
  Release:	14.04

  $ apt-cache policy passwd
  passwd:
    Installed: 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9
    Candidate: 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9
    Version table:
   *** 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: passwd 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-46.77-generic 3.13.11-ckt15
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Mar  3 13:37:50 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-26 (400 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140124)
  SourcePackage: shadow
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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