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JDSANCHEZ
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 Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] cant add user to group? |
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I did
| Code: | | gpasswd -a jds vboxusers |
and when i do as user jds vboxusers is not in the list. But in /etc/groups jds is listed by vboxusers...
I need this to use Virtual Box as my main user..
| Code: | | vboxusers:!:1007:jds |
| Code: | jds@box1 ~ $ VirtualBox
bash: /usr/bin/VirtualBox: Permission denied |
One other thing, i get a "1006" when i do "groups".... i removed it from the vmware group and deleted the group but then i had "1006".
| Code: | jds@box1 ~ $ groups
lp wheel floppy audio cdrom video usb portage jds scanner 1006
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Hopefully i made some sense here, im in a big hurry and can't get detailed 
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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JDSANCHEZ,
You must log out and back in to pick up new groups.
Group names mean nothing to the system. The group IDs are used everywhere. The IDs are only mapped to names in /etc/group.
Removing the entry from /etc/group removes the mapping to the name but the old Group ID still works.
Its a major security risk as when you create a new group, the old group ID may be reused and members of the new group will have access to the old groups resources too.
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NeddySeagoon
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Veldrin
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| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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The ! looks somewhat irritating... I am not sure, what a change to x would effect, but it is worth a try. (I think it means that the group is disabled.) resp add the following line to /etc/group
| Code: | | vboxusers:x:820:jds |
then do a logout/login cycle. |
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JDSANCHEZ
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| Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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I feel really stupid now lol... Logging out and back in solved both issues, now i get
| Code: | jds@box1 ~ $ groups
lp wheel floppy audio cdrom video usb portage jds scanner vboxusers
jds@box1 ~ $ |
And VirtualBox works now. Thanks! |
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