https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926 User hvdheuvel@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926#c1 Hans van den Heuvel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|Checkbox of the group 'Users' is not ticked upon|creating New Local User in Yast2 Gui associates |user creation time, but stil teh user is |user to group 'users' but the checkbox for the |assoicated with it |group 'users' is not ticked --- Comment #1 from Hans van den Heuvel 2008-03-06 12:52:44 MST --- When a user is being created I have been thought it uses the a set of predefined defaults: File '/etc/default/useradd' looks as below by default GROUP=100 HOME=/home INACTIVE=-1 EXPIRE= SHELL=/bin/bash SKEL=/etc/skel GROUPS=video,dialout *------ No group 'users' is defined here CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL=no Using the Yast2 GUI, every user you create, by default is being associated with the groups 'video and dialout' AND the group 'users' as shown in the bottom left corner. Yet the checkbox of this group 'users' is not ticked by default if you look at the Yast2 Gui (See screenshot) Using Yast (ncurses) the group 'users' by default is added and properly shows up in the list. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926 Hans van den Heuvel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NTS Support #| |999 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926 JP Rosevear changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-gnome@forge.provo.novell.com |rpmcruz@alunos.dcc.fc.up.pt -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926 Ricardo Cruz changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |hvdheuvel@novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926 User rpmcruz@alunos.dcc.fc.up.pt added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926#c6 Ricardo Cruz changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|GNOME |YaST2 --- Comment #6 from Ricardo Cruz 2008-03-26 21:25:35 MST --- The behavior does seem odd -- forwarding this to the core Yast guys to see what they have to say in their defense. ;) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926 Ricardo Cruz changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|creating New Local User in Yast2 Gui associates |users tool: creating New Local User associates |user to group 'users' but the checkbox for the |user to group 'users' but the checkbox for the |group 'users' is not ticked |group 'users' is not ticked -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926 User jsuchome@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926#c7 Jiří­ Suchomel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |INVALID --- Comment #7 from Jiří­ Suchomel 2008-03-28 09:24:40 MST ---

Using the Yast2 GUI, every user you create, by default is being associated with the groups 'video and dialout' AND the group 'users' as shown in the bottom left corner. Yet the checkbox of this group 'users' is not ticked by default if you look at the Yast2 Gui (See screenshot)

Using Yast (ncurses) the group 'users' by default is added and properly shows up in the list.

That's correct behavior, because those are different issues. The list shows the secondary groups (technically, user name is in the secondary group line in /etc/group file), but the "users" group is the default group of the user, and this is an attribute of the user, not of the selected group (technically, primary group's GID is written in the user's line of /etc/passwd) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926 User jsuchome@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926#c9 Jiří­ Suchomel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |mc@novell.com --- Comment #9 from Jiří­ Suchomel 2008-03-31 02:39:51 MST --- (In reply to comment #8 from Ricardo Cruz)

Jiri, just to clear it out, why is the primary group listed in the secondary groups box then? Can a user belong to both classes, and is it really useful?

Hm, good question. Technically, you can have a user's default group 'users' and still let it be member of that (in /etc/passwd), so it makes sense at least from this point If it really is good for anything... I don't know. Michael? Another reason (well, minor) is that when you change the default group, you can check the membership of the former default in the secondary group box without a need of redrawing that box. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926 User hvdheuvel@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926#c11 --- Comment #11 from Hans van den Heuvel 2008-03-31 03:50:48 MST --- Can we than modify existing description(s) to better reflect as to what is considered Primary and what are considered Secondary Groups ? Reason this is (was) confusing is because what should read as 'Secondary Groups' is only referred to as 'Groups' and therefor easily interpreted different. When you go to 'Expert Options' | 'Defaults for New Users', groups we identify Groups as being Primary and Secondary. If you take the name 'Groups' (under which all the check boxes are) and also call this 'Secondary Groups' or 'Additional Groups' (as is is called in the Details for Existing Local user Help section) it would help taking away any confusion there may be. Uniformly calling it 'Secondary Groups' or 'Additional Groups' at all places and help sections would help taking away any confusion -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=367926 Hans van den Heuvel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |CLOSED -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.