gdm does not obey NIS settings for user groups
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
eglibc (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gdm
if I login through gdm, I only belong to the following groups:
$ groups
kotowicz adm dialout cdrom audio video plugdev fuse lpadmin netdev admin sambashare vboxusers
If I login into the same machine through ssh, I belong to the following groups:
$ groups
kotowicz adm dialout cdrom audio video plugdev fuse lpadmin netdev admin sambashare vboxusers Rich Nsc
as you can see, the groups 'Rich' and 'Nsc' have been added.
In previous ubuntu versions (9.10), logging through gdm was adding me to the correct groups.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: gdm 2.29.92-0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 1 11:19:15 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: gdm
affects: | gdm (Ubuntu) → nis (Ubuntu) |
affects: | ubuntu → eglibc (Ubuntu) |
Changed in eglibc (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
I had a similar issue, only that it also applied to ssh for me.
can you try to edit /etc/nsswitch.conf
to have
group: compat nis
(instead of just "group: compat")
and check if you have in /etc/group a line containing
+:::