Bug #2658: Technique 'User Management': Modifications on /etc/passwd /etc/shadow or /etc/group can result in errors - Rudder - Issue Tracker

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Bug #2658

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Technique 'User Management': Modifications on /etc/passwd /etc/shadow or /etc/group can result in errors

Added by Nicolas PERRON almost 12 years ago. Updated about 7 years ago.

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Assignee:

Nicolas CHARLES

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Techniques

Target version:

3.1.19

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Description

The promise only check the existence of user in /etc/passwd, so if the associated line in the others files are deleted, no action will be done.
If the user is deleted from /etc/passwd and not in the /etc/group the user will not be able to be created.

Related issues 1 (0 open — 1 closed)

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Updated by Jonathan CLARKE over 11 years ago

Assignee deleted (~~Nicolas PERRON~~)

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Updated by Nicolas PERRON over 11 years ago

Target version changed from 2.3.9 to 2.3.10

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Updated by Matthieu CERDA about 11 years ago

Target version changed from 2.3.10 to 2.3.11

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Updated by Jonathan CLARKE about 11 years ago

Project changed from Rudder to 24
Category deleted (~~Techniques~~)

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Updated by Matthieu CERDA about 11 years ago

Target version changed from 2.3.11 to 2.3.12

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Updated by Matthieu CERDA almost 11 years ago

Target version changed from 2.3.12 to 2.3.13

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Updated by Nicolas PERRON almost 11 years ago

Target version changed from 2.3.13 to 84

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Updated by Nicolas PERRON almost 11 years ago

Target version changed from 84 to 2.4.7

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Updated by Nicolas PERRON over 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.4.7 to 2.4.8

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#10

Updated by Nicolas PERRON over 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.4.8 to 2.4.9

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#11

Updated by Nicolas PERRON over 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.4.9 to 2.4.10

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#12

Updated by Nicolas PERRON over 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.4.10 to 2.4.11

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#13

Updated by Nicolas PERRON over 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.4.11 to 2.4.12

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#14

Updated by Nicolas PERRON over 10 years ago

Subject changed from (ex PT/ Technique) User Management: Modifications on /etc/passwd /etc/shadow or /etc/group can result in errors to Technique 'User Management': Modifications on /etc/passwd /etc/shadow or /etc/group can result in errors

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#15

Updated by Nicolas PERRON over 10 years ago

Status changed from New to Discussion
Assignee set to Jonathan CLARKE

It seems important. Don't you agree Jon ?

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#16

Updated by Jonathan CLARKE over 10 years ago

Assignee deleted (~~Jonathan CLARKE~~)
Priority changed from 1 to 3

Nicolas PERRON wrote:

It seems important. Don't you agree Jon ?

Right, but not release critical.

There is at least one open pull request against this Technique, like https://github.com/Normation/rudder-techniques/pull/166/files. It should be investigated first, the changes there may affect this bug.

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#17

Updated by Nicolas PERRON over 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.4.12 to 2.4.13

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#18

Updated by Vincent MEMBRÉ about 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.4.13 to 2.6.11

Since version 2.4 is not maintained anymore, retageting this issue to 2.6

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#19

Updated by Vincent MEMBRÉ about 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.6.11 to 2.6.12

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#20

Updated by Vincent MEMBRÉ about 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.6.12 to 2.6.13

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#21

Updated by Vincent MEMBRÉ almost 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.6.13 to 2.6.14

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#22

Updated by Jonathan CLARKE almost 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.6.14 to 2.6.16

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#23

Updated by Jonathan CLARKE almost 10 years ago

Target version changed from 2.6.16 to 2.6.17

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#24

Updated by Nicolas PERRON over 9 years ago

Target version changed from 2.6.17 to 2.6.18

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#25

Updated by Matthieu CERDA over 9 years ago

Target version changed from 2.6.18 to 2.6.19

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#26

Updated by Vincent MEMBRÉ over 9 years ago

Target version changed from 2.6.19 to 2.6.20

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#27

Updated by François ARMAND about 9 years ago

Status changed from Discussion to New
Assignee set to Benoît PECCATTE
Target version changed from 2.6.20 to 2.10.10

Benoit, could you check that the bug is still present in 2.10 ?

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#28

Updated by Vincent MEMBRÉ about 9 years ago

Target version changed from 2.10.10 to 2.10.11

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#29

Updated by Benoît PECCATTE about 9 years ago

Status changed from New to Discussion

I don't understand at all what this bug is about.

Technique 'User Management': Modifications on /etc/passwd /etc/shadow or /etc/group can result in errors

This is about 'User Management' technique, there are error when it touches etc files

The promise only check the existence of user in /etc/passwd

This is a description of how it works

so if the associated line in the others files are deleted

When could it be deleted ?

no action will be done.

This is a description of how it works

If the user is deleted from /etc/passwd and not in the /etc/group the user will not be able to be created.

If it is deleted why would it be created ?
If the user is deleted only from etc/password and not from etc/group, this is a human made mistake.
If this is a problem, then it is a duplicate of #2584

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