0003861: Feature request cswusergroup: Add a user to more than one group

(0006589)
bonivart (developer)
2009-08-19 09:52

Maybe it can be done by allowing multiple groups separated by commas:

user:group1,group2,group3:gcos:dir:shell:create_dir:remove_dir

Group1 in the example would be primary and the rest secondary.

(0009011)
bwalton (administrator)
2011-04-28 03:09

How about extending the field list to:

user:group:gcos:dir:shell:create_dir:remove_dir:pw:aux_grp1,aux_grp2

The aux_grp1,aux_grp2 list could be fed to useradd -G...? (Maybe a second call to usermod -G if [ -n "$9" ]...

Should be a fairly quick addition. Is this still desired?

(0009012)
ja (developer)
2011-04-28 11:18

Yes, at least I would use it.

Another point: It could be also nice to alter an arbitrary user. For example the already existing user "nobody" has to be added to group "foo". Is this already possible or should a new feature request be opened for this?

(0009017)
bwalton (administrator)
2011-04-30 03:38

I just proposed the following patch on the devel@ mailing list:
http://lists.opencsw.org/pipermail/devel/2011-April/019015.html [^]

This allows supplying a list of auxiliary groups for a user.

Your other request, extending group membership of an existing user is not possible with the current class action script and I'm not sure an extension is sound. This would likely be better served by a separate script.

Thanks
-Ben

(0009020)
bwalton (administrator)
2011-05-02 22:20

I've placed an experimental package in http://buildfarm.opencsw.org/opencsw/experimental/cswusergroup/. [^] Can you test it with your own packages? It works for my testing with the bacula update.

Thanks
-Ben

(0009026)
ja (developer)
2011-05-07 18:55

Is it possible to add these auxiliary groups, in case they don't exist?

Thank you
Juergen

(0009027)
bwalton (administrator)
2011-05-07 22:39

In the interest of keeping the script simpler, couldn't the package simply deliver any additional groups referenced by this parameter as unique cswusergroup entries (or files)? That's what I envisioned anyway...I guess it wouldn't be too hard to add on-demand though. Thoughts?

Thanks
-Ben

(0009031)
ja (developer)
2011-05-08 13:58

Oh, I just wasn't aware of this. Of course it's possible to deliver additional groups.

So, the current solution to add a user to more than one group works with the experimental package without a problem. Thank you for your effort.

Juergen

(0009054)
bwalton (administrator)
2011-05-15 15:40

Updated package pushed for release. It'll (hopefully) be available shortly.

-Ben

Notes
(0006589) bonivart (developer) 2009-08-19 09:52	Maybe it can be done by allowing multiple groups separated by commas: user:group1,group2,group3:gcos:dir:shell:create_dir:remove_dir Group1 in the example would be primary and the rest secondary.

(0009011) bwalton (administrator) 2011-04-28 03:09	How about extending the field list to: user:group:gcos:dir:shell:create_dir:remove_dir:pw:aux_grp1,aux_grp2 The aux_grp1,aux_grp2 list could be fed to useradd -G...? (Maybe a second call to usermod -G if [ -n "$9" ]... Should be a fairly quick addition. Is this still desired?

(0009012) ja (developer) 2011-04-28 11:18	Yes, at least I would use it. Another point: It could be also nice to alter an arbitrary user. For example the already existing user "nobody" has to be added to group "foo". Is this already possible or should a new feature request be opened for this?

(0009017) bwalton (administrator) 2011-04-30 03:38	I just proposed the following patch on the devel@ mailing list: http://lists.opencsw.org/pipermail/devel/2011-April/019015.html [^] This allows supplying a list of auxiliary groups for a user. Your other request, extending group membership of an existing user is not possible with the current class action script and I'm not sure an extension is sound. This would likely be better served by a separate script. Thanks -Ben

(0009020) bwalton (administrator) 2011-05-02 22:20	I've placed an experimental package in http://buildfarm.opencsw.org/opencsw/experimental/cswusergroup/. [^] Can you test it with your own packages? It works for my testing with the bacula update. Thanks -Ben

(0009026) ja (developer) 2011-05-07 18:55	Is it possible to add these auxiliary groups, in case they don't exist? Thank you Juergen

(0009027) bwalton (administrator) 2011-05-07 22:39	In the interest of keeping the script simpler, couldn't the package simply deliver any additional groups referenced by this parameter as unique cswusergroup entries (or files)? That's what I envisioned anyway...I guess it wouldn't be too hard to add on-demand though. Thoughts? Thanks -Ben

(0009031) ja (developer) 2011-05-08 13:58	Oh, I just wasn't aware of this. Of course it's possible to deliver additional groups. So, the current solution to add a user to more than one group works with the experimental package without a problem. Thank you for your effort. Juergen

(0009054) bwalton (administrator) 2011-05-15 15:40	Updated package pushed for release. It'll (hopefully) be available shortly. -Ben

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