[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#596070: Bug#596070: passwd: group password is always invalid

[Christian PERRIER]

Quoting Mario Barchetti (bhaal.9k at gmail.com):
> Package: passwd
> Version: 1:4.1.4.2-1
> Severity: important
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've added a new group and I've set a password:
> 
> $ su
> # addgroup public_group
> ...
> # gpasswd public_group
> Changing the password for group public_group
> New Password:
> Re-enter new password:
> 
> 
> But when I use newgrp the login always fails:
> 
> $ newgrp public_group
> Password:
> Invalid password.
> 
> 
> I've tried many times to repeat everything, also changing the password or the name of the group, but newgrp always returns "Invalid password".
> 
> "public_group" is both in /etc/group and in /etc/gshadows, the password field of /etc/group is 'x' and the password field of /etc/gshadows is not empty and doesn't contain '*' or '!'.


I can't reproduce this:

root at mykerinos:/srv/bubulle# addgroup bikinibottom
Adding group `bikinibottom' (GID 1004) ...
Done.
root at mykerinos:/srv/bubulle# gpasswd bikinibottom
Changement du mot de passe pour le groupe bikinibottom
Nouveau mot de passe : 
Nouveau mot de passe (pour vérification) : 

bubulle at mykerinos> newgrp bikinibottom
Mot de passe : 
bubulle at mykerinos$ 

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