[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#1006225: shadow: manpages groups and id - replacement of "concurrent group sets"

Markus Hiereth translation at hiereth.de
Mon Feb 21 16:01:53 GMT 2022


Source: shadow
Version: 4.8.1
Severity: minor

Dear Serge, 

attached the edited xml files for groups.1 and id.1 where "concurrent 
group set" occured. These occurences were replaced with "supplementary 
groups" and a reference to initgroups(3).

No other changes were made

- as real and effective IDs are only mentioned, but the shadow 
implementation of groups and id (which have no option --real) and

- as there are doubts whether these binaries/manpages will reach users 
at all. They are not within the Debian distribution.

Best regards
Markus

(References: email correspondence 2022-02-18 - 2022-02-21)
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--- shadow-4.8.1/man/id.1.xml	2019-07-23 17:26:08.000000000 +0200
+++ shadow-4.8.1_mh/man/id.1.xml	2022-02-21 16:32:48.691912849 +0100
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@
       have a corresponding entry in <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or
       <filename>/etc/group</filename>, the value will be displayed without
       the corresponding name. The optional <option>-a</option> flag will
-      display the group set on systems which support multiple concurrent
-      group membership.
+      display the group set on systems which support supplementary groups
+      (see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>initgroups</refentrytitle>
+      <manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>).
     </para>
   </refsect1>
 
@@ -114,6 +115,9 @@
       <citerefentry>
 	<refentrytitle>getuid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
       </citerefentry>
+      <citerefentry>
+	<refentrytitle>initgroups</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+      </citerefentry>
     </para>
   </refsect1>
 </refentry>
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
   Copyright (c) 1991       , Julianne Frances Haugh
   Copyright (c) 2007 - 2008, Nicolas Fran?ois
   All rights reserved.
  
   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
   are met:
   1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
   2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
   3. The name of the copyright holders or contributors may not be used to
      endorse or promote products derived from this software without
      specific prior written permission.
  
   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
   ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
   PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
   HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-->
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN"
  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
<!-- SHADOW-CONFIG-HERE -->
]>
<refentry id='id.1'>
  <!-- $Id$ -->
  <refentryinfo>
    <author>
      <firstname>Julianne Frances</firstname>
      <surname>Haugh</surname>
      <contrib>Creation, 1991</contrib>
    </author>
    <author>
      <firstname>Thomas</firstname>
      <surname>K?oczko</surname>
      <email>kloczek at pld.org.pl</email>
      <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2000 - 2007</contrib>
    </author>
    <author>
      <firstname>Nicolas</firstname>
      <surname>Fran?ois</surname>
      <email>nicolas.francois at centraliens.net</email>
      <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now</contrib>
    </author>
  </refentryinfo>
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>id</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
    <refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo>
    <refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>
  <refnamediv id='name'>
    <refname>id</refname>
    <refpurpose>display current user and group ID names</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>id</command>    <arg choice='opt'>-a </arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1 id='description'>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>
      The <command>id</command> command displays the current real and
      effective user and group ID names or values. If the value does not
      have a corresponding entry in <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or
      <filename>/etc/group</filename>, the value will be displayed without
      the corresponding name. The optional <option>-a</option> flag will
      display the group set on systems which support supplementary groups
      (see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>initgroups</refentrytitle>
      <manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>).
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='files'>
    <title>FILES</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Group account information.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>User account information.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='see_also'>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>getgid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>getgroups</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>getuid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>initgroups</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>
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--- shadow-4.8.1/man/groups.1.xml	2019-07-23 17:26:08.000000000 +0200
+++ shadow-4.8.1_mh/man/groups.1.xml	2022-02-21 14:53:33.260598583 +0100
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@
   <refsect1 id='note'>
     <title>NOTE</title>
     <para>
-      Systems which do not support concurrent group sets will have the
+      Systems which do not support supplementary groups (see <citerefentry>
+	<refentrytitle>initgroups</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
+      </citerefentry>) will have the
       information from <filename>/etc/group</filename> reported. The user
       must use <command>newgrp</command> or <command>sg</command> to change
       his current real and effective group ID.
-------------- next part --------------
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
   Copyright (c) 1991 - 1994, Julianne Frances Haugh
   Copyright (c) 2007 - 2008, Nicolas Fran?ois
   All rights reserved.
  
   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
   are met:
   1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
   2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
   3. The name of the copyright holders or contributors may not be used to
      endorse or promote products derived from this software without
      specific prior written permission.
  
   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
   ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
   PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
   HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-->
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN"
  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
<!-- SHADOW-CONFIG-HERE -->
]>
<refentry id='groups.1'>
  <!-- $Id$ -->
  <refentryinfo>
    <author>
      <firstname>Julianne Frances</firstname>
      <surname>Haugh</surname>
      <contrib>Creation, 1991</contrib>
    </author>
    <author>
      <firstname>Thomas</firstname>
      <surname>K?oczko</surname>
      <email>kloczek at pld.org.pl</email>
      <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2000 - 2007</contrib>
    </author>
    <author>
      <firstname>Nicolas</firstname>
      <surname>Fran?ois</surname>
      <email>nicolas.francois at centraliens.net</email>
      <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now</contrib>
    </author>
  </refentryinfo>
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>groups</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
    <refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo>
    <refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>
  <refnamediv id='name'>
    <refname>groups</refname>
    <refpurpose>display current group names</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>groups</command>
      <arg choice='opt'>
	<replaceable>user</replaceable>
      </arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1 id='description'>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>
      The <command>groups</command> command displays the current group names
      or ID values. If the value does not have a corresponding entry in
      <filename>/etc/group</filename>, the value will be displayed as the
      numerical group value. The optional <emphasis
      remap='I'>user</emphasis> parameter will display the groups for the
      named <emphasis remap='I'>user</emphasis>.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='note'>
    <title>NOTE</title>
    <para>
      Systems which do not support supplementary groups (see <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>initgroups</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>) will have the
      information from <filename>/etc/group</filename> reported. The user
      must use <command>newgrp</command> or <command>sg</command> to change
      his current real and effective group ID.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='files'>
    <title>FILES</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Group account information.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='see_also'>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>newgrp</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>getgid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>getgroups</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>getuid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>


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