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From: dank@blacks.jpl.nasa.gov (Dan Kegel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun
Subject: Bug in /usr/etc/install/add_user in SunOS 4.1.1
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Message-ID: <4148@brchh104.bnr.ca>
Date: 27 Jun 91 20:22:00 GMT
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X-Original-Date:    Thu, 20 Jun 91 09:37:09 PDT

Environment: SunOS 4.1.1b
Problem: /usr/etc/install/add_user won't allow adding an account with
	a UID equal to an existing GID.  Should only check against UIDs,
	as the two number spaces are independant.
Reported-By: Dan Kegel (dank@blacks.jpl.nasa.gov)
Fix:	Apply following patch:

*** add_user.orig       Thu Jun 20 09:27:38 1991
--- add_user    Thu Jun 20 09:31:03 1991
***************
*** 99,105 ****
        exit 1;
  fi
  # check if uid already exists
! if grep -s ".*:.*:${uid}:" ${Passwd} ; then
        echo "uid: ERROR: ${uid} already in ${Passwd}";
        exit 1;
  fi
--- 99,105 ----
        exit 1;
  fi
  # check if uid already exists
! if cut -d: -f3 < ${Passwd} | grep -s -w {uid} ; then
        echo "uid: ERROR: ${uid} already in ${Passwd}";
        exit 1;
  fi