114833 – localmount uses /etc/group for groups

Bug 114833 - localmount uses /etc/group for groups

Summary: localmount uses /etc/group for groups

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] baselayout (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2005-12-07 23:31 UTC by Justin Sanchez
Modified:	2005-12-08 16:04 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Justin Sanchez 2005-12-07 23:31:00 UTC

Sort of an obscure bug, but /etc/group isn't always where groups come from (I
use LDAP for example) and may be empty or nonexistant in a valid setup. The
command getent group should probably be used instead, as it will properly
consult nsswitch.conf and go to the right place to find groups.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set up LDAP for name service
2. Tell nsswitch to use ldap for groups
3. rm /etc/group
4. reboot, causing localmount to be run

Actual Results:  
awk could not open file '/etc/group' for reading

Expected Results:  
Used getent to find out what the groups really were

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2005-12-08 16:04:08 UTC

fixed in svn, thanks