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Subject: Bug#1350: adduser behaves wrongly if called by non-root user
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Package: adduser
Version: 1.94

sfere:richard$ adduser --help
: only root may add a user or group to the system.
sfere:richard$ adduser --system --group majordomo
: only root may add a user or group to the system.
sfere:richard$

The error message is broken and the program should give help even if
it's not running as the right user.

--
Richard Kettlewell                 <URL:http://www.elmail.co.uk/staff/richard/>
Work+home: <richard@elmail.co.uk>
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To: Richard Kettlewell <richard@elmail.co.uk>
Subject: Bug#1350: Acknowledgement (was: adduser behaves wrongly if called by non-root user)
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Subject: Bug#1350: adduser behaves wrongly if called by non-root user
Reply-To: Ted Hajek <tedhajek@boombox.micro.umn.edu>, debian-bugs@pixar.com
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On Sun, 10 Sep 1995, Richard Kettlewell wrote:

> Package: adduser
> Version: 1.94
>
> sfere:richard$ adduser --help
> : only root may add a user or group to the system.
> sfere:richard$ adduser --system --group majordomo
> : only root may add a user or group to the system.
> sfere:richard$
>
> The error message is broken and the program should give help even if
> it's not running as the right user.

You are correct.  I'll fix this in the next release.

Ted Hajek -=- Distributed Computing Services -=- University of Minnesota
"That summer fields grew high and we had wildflower fever." - 10,000 Maniacs

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Date: Sun, 10 Sep 95 21:40:24 +0100 (BST)
From: Richard Kettlewell <richard@elmail.co.uk>
To: debian-bugs@pixar.com
Subject: adduser behaves wrongly if called by non-root user

Package: adduser
Version: 1.94

sfere:richard$ adduser --help
: only root may add a user or group to the system.
sfere:richard$ adduser --system --group majordomo
: only root may add a user or group to the system.
sfere:richard$

The error message is broken and the program should give help even if
it's not running as the right user.

--
Richard Kettlewell                 <URL:http://www.elmail.co.uk/staff/richard/>
Work+home: <richard@elmail.co.uk>
Home only: <richard@sfere.elmail.co.uk>

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From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: Richard Kettlewell <richard@elmail.co.uk>
Subject: Bug#1350 acknowledged by developer (was: adduser behaves wrongly if called by non-root user)
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