Re: user/3481: adduser(8) not honouring 'other_groups' in /etc/adduser.conf

["Todd C. Miller" <Todd_(_dot_)_Miller_(_at_)_courtesan_(_dot_)_com>]

The following reply was made to PR user/3481; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Todd C. Miller" <Todd_(_dot_)_Miller_(_at_)_courtesan_(_dot_)_com>
To: jrrs_(_at_)_ice-nine_(_dot_)_org
Cc: gnats_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
Subject: Re: user/3481: adduser(8) not honouring 'other_groups' in /etc/adduser.conf 
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 11:04:30 -0600

 What makes you think you should be able to use an "other_groups"
 variable in /etc/adduser.conf?  There is no global variable by that
 name in adduser, so by removing the local declaration you effectively
 add one.  In fact, you can put just about anything you want in
 /etc/adduser.conf and it will set a variable with that name...
 
  - todd