Bug 191236 – sys-apps/shadow-4.0.18.1-r1 - useradd option --defaults doesn'twork

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Roumano 2007-09-04 13:04:59 UTC]

The option " --defaults " isn't not working;

useradd --defaults
useradd: option `--defaults' requires an argument

But the -D is working.

 useradd -D        
GROUP=100
HOME=/home
INACTIVE=-1
EXPIRE=
SHELL=/bin/bash
SKEL=/etc/skel
CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL=no



Usage: useradd [options] LOGIN
Options:
  -D, --defaults                print or save modified default useradd
                                configuration
I'm using the sys-apps/shadow-4.0.18.1-r1 (/usr/sbin/useradd) ( lastest )

[Comment 1 Roderick B. Greening 2007-09-04 15:17:54 UTC]

Created attachment 129997 [details, diff]
Patch to fix "--defaults" option to match "-D" option (make it have optional args).

I have tested this.

The struct incorrectly requires --defaults to have an argument, when clearly the app was designed to take -D or --defaults with optional args (if no arg, then display the defaults).

This patch fixes that case to work correctly.

[Comment 2 SpanKY 2009-02-11 05:37:02 UTC]

this has been fixed in latest code:
            {"defaults", no_argument, NULL, 'D'},