1107 – GID for nogroup in /etc/group is -2

Bug 1107 - GID for nogroup in /etc/group is -2

Summary: GID for nogroup in /etc/group is -2

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	Normal major (vote)
Assignee:	Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2002-03-12 16:20 UTC by Michael Thompson
Modified:	2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Michael Thompson 2002-03-12 16:20:12 UTC

The GID for nogroup in /etc/group is -2.  It is the first line in /etc/group.  To my knowledge this is 
non-standard.  It causes application breakage.  The kernel(?) reports GID -2 in its 32-bit unsigned 
integer form (4294967294).  ProFTPD truncates this to 42949 and chokes.  The default GID for 
nogroup should be changed to something sane such as 65534 or 65535.  Thanks.

Comment 1 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-03-15 02:21:43 UTC

Already fixed on CVS.