[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#892098: Bug#892098: passwd: useradd in Jessie creates user with empty string as shell

[Bálint Réczey]

Control: notfound -1 1:4.4-4.1

2018-03-05 13:42 GMT+00:00 Martin Steigerwald <martin.steigerwald at proact.de>:
> Package: passwd
> Version: 1:4.4-4.1
> Severity: normal
>
> Dear maintainers,
>
> useradd in Jessie creates user with empty string as shell:
>
> % useradd -m emptyshell
> % getent passwd | grep emptyshell
> emptyshell:x:4001:4002::/home/emptyshell:
>
> % useradd -D
> GROUP=100
> HOME=/home
> INACTIVE=-1
> EXPIRE=
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SKEL=/etc/skel
> CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL=no
>
> useradd from passwd 1:4.5-1 in Debian Sid works correctly.

Just like the one in Jessie. :-)

...
>
> passwd suggests no packages.
>
> -- Configuration Files:
> /etc/default/useradd [Errno 13] Keine Berechtigung: '/etc/default/useradd'

/etc/default/useradd is missing, it would set SHELL for adduser.

Cheers,
Balint