[Gforge-devel] [ gforge-Patches-236 ] /etc/group update

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Patches item #236, was opened at 2003-02-25 12:00
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Category: Site Admin
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Ronald Petty (repett0)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: /etc/group update

Initial Comment:
This script will update /etc/group.backup.  The reason
for this script is you cannot add users to groups in
UNIX if the group doesn't exist in /etc/group.  However
until I am 100% sure this works I don't want to destroy
anyones /etc/group, so to make this work do the following

as root
cp /etc/group /etc/group.backup
./Group.php
diff /etc/group /etc/group.backup
mv /etc/group.backup /etc/group

When you do the diff just see if anything is missing,
if it looks ok, then replace /etc/group.

There is basic error checking, do not added the same
group more than once.  Also I generate a random gid for
the group, because I cannot find any field that
represents the gid in the postgres database.  I do make
sure it is unique.

I need to make the script more friendly like doing an
auto copy and if the script REALLY works dont need to
do .backup

Any comments or questions just tell me.


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