users-admin removes from groups users not in /etc/passwd (ADS, LDAP)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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GST |
Fix Released
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Medium
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gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools
I've set up several machines running Ubuntu 7.04 and 7.10 which are integrated in an Active Directory Network (ADS) controlled by a Windows Server. I did this using samba and winbind, and now these machines can be used with local and domain accounts (domain accounts are not listed in /etc/passwd but are managed by winbind).
To allow some domain users to gain administrative privileges I added them manually to the admin group with 'adduser'. After that, if you use System -> Administration -> Users and Groups to add a new user or delete an existing one, all the domain users (not local users) which were granted admin rights will lose their privileges. This happens because they are deleted from the admin group in /etc/group.
The problem does not occur when using the command line utility (adduser).
This bug was originally reported in https:/
(comment 57) and is related also to this upstream bug: http://
It may be considered as a second test case, as described in these bugs.
Changed in gst: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
Hi Renzo
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you?, could you please try under the development version Hardy Heron?
Thanks in advance.