[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#1111083: passwd: Trixie build missing "groupmems"

[Chris Hofstaedtler]

Control: tags -1 = wontfix

On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 03:51:04PM +0100, Graeme Bragg wrote:
> The build of the passwd package for Trixie is missing the groupmems binary.
> The absence of this binary removes a standard method of retrieving group membership.

groupmems was rmeoved from the Debian build because Debian was in 
the minority share of distros still shipping it.

If you just want to query group membership, id(1) is a better 
interface (or directly use the query APIs from your favorite 
programming language).

Chris