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    Deleted user 'user' from /etc/group

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    gre | # 1 | 2011-02-16, 09:07 | Report

    '# usermod -G sudo user'

    Wait don't press enter without '-a' [append], oh damn to late. Yep, while modifying user groups managed to remove 'user' from all but one group.

    Hoping someone would save me from the re-flash and post a list of the groups user 'user' is a member of [or even post /etc/group].

    Thanks.

    Maemo 5 (20.2010.36-2.002)

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    lma | # 2 | 2011-02-16, 09:26 | Report

    Originally Posted by gre View Post
    '# usermod -G sudo user'

    Wait don't press enter without '-a' [append], oh damn to late. Yep, while modifying user groups managed to remove 'user' from all but one group.

    Hoping someone would save me from the re-flash and post a list of the groups user 'user' is a member of [or even post /etc/group].
    usermod should have saved a backup of your old /etc/group in /etc/group-.

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    gre | # 3 | 2011-02-16, 12:03 | Report

    Originally Posted by lma View Post
    usermod should have saved a backup of your old /etc/group in /etc/group-.
    Yes it did, but unfortunately I continued tinkering and wiped out the backup.

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    gionni88 | # 4 | 2011-02-16, 12:07 | Report

    Code:
    root:*:0:
    daemon:*:1:
    bin:*:2:
    sys:*:3:
    adm:*:4:
    tty:*:5:
    disk:*:6:
    lp:*:7:
    mail:*:8:
    news:*:9:
    uucp:*:10:
    man:*:12:
    proxy:*:13:
    kmem:*:15:
    dialout:*:20:user,messagebus,root,developer
    fax:*:21:
    voice:*:22:
    cdrom:*:24:
    floppy:*:25:
    tape:*:26:
    sudo:*:27:
    audio:*:29:user,pulse,root,developer
    dip:*:30:
    www-data:*:33:
    backup:*:34:
    operator:*:37:
    list:*:38:
    irc:*:39:
    src:*:40:
    gnats:*:41:
    shadow:*:42:
    utmp:*:43:
    video:*:44:user,root,developer
    sasl:*:45:
    plugdev:*:46:
    staff:*:50:
    games:*:60:
    users:*:29999:developer
    spool:*:65100:
    nogroup:*:65534:
    libuuid:x:100:
    messagebus:x:30000:
    haldaemon:x:30001:
    powerdev:x:30002:
    pulse:x:669:
    pulse-access:x:670:user,root,developer
    pulse-rt:x:671:
    rtcom:x:672:
    ssh:x:30003:
    avahi:x:30004:
    netdev:x:30005:
    developer:x:30006:
    PR 1.3

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    spanner | # 5 | 2011-02-16, 12:10 | Report

    Code:
    user@Nookie:~$ grep user /etc/group
    dialout:*:20:user,messagebus,root
    audio:*:29:user,pulse,root
    video:*:44:user,root
    users:*:29999:
    pulse-access:x:670:user,root
    PR 1.2

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