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Old 07-02-2007
Tools Usermod returning syntax error
"sudo usermod -d /home/${user1} -g $primgroup -Gn $grouplist -u $zaquid -p apple1 $user1"

What's wrong with this command?
# 2  
Old 07-02-2007
Add a debug trace before the command and show us the output:

Code:
set -x
sudo usermod -d /home/${user1} -g $primgroup -Gn $grouplist -u $zaquid -p apple1 $user1
set +x

The option -Gn of the usermod command required a comma delimited list.
If you got the group list with the id command, this delimiter for that list is space.
Try to modifiy the id command :

Code:
id -GN user | sed 's/ \{1,\}/,/g'

# 3  
Old 07-02-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by aigles
Add a debug trace before the command and show us the output:

Code:
set -x
sudo usermod -d /home/${user1} -g $primgroup -Gn $grouplist -u $zaquid -p apple1 $user1
set +x

The option -Gn of the usermod command required a comma delimited list.
If you got the group list with the id command, this delimiter for that list is space.
Try to modifiy the id command :

Code:
id -GN user | sed 's/ \{1,\}/,/g'


Here it is debugged:

+ ssh -q acce@comer sudo usermod -d /home/syncid -g staff -Gn staff -u 1231 -p xxx syncid
Usage: usermod [ -u uid ] [ -g group ] [ -G group1,group2 ... ] [-d dir [ -m ] ] [ -s shell ] [ -c comment ] [ -l new_name ] [ -e expire ] [ -r role1,role2 ... ] login

There is only one group under -Gn so I can't see that being the case.
# 4  
Old 07-02-2007
Replace the option -Gn by -G
# 5  
Old 07-02-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by aigles
Replace the option -Gn by -G
Still syntax error. Here is the debugged:

+ ssh -q x@x sudo usermod -d /home/syncid -g staff -G staff -u 1231 -p xxx syncid
Usage: usermod [ -u uid ] [ -g group ] [ -G group1,group2 ... ] [-d dir [ -m ] ] [ -s shell ] [ -c comment ] [ -l new_name ] [ -e expire ] [ -r role1,role2 ... ] login

Is it because the -g and the -G are the same?
# 6  
Old 07-02-2007
The linux man page for the usermod commands doesn't signal restrictions.
Try to remove options one by one, to determine if one of them is source of the problem.
# 7  
Old 07-02-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by syndex
Still syntax error. Here is the debugged:

+ ssh -q x@x sudo usermod -d /home/syncid -g staff -G staff -u 1231 -p xxx syncid
Usage: usermod [ -u uid ] [ -g group ] [ -G group1,group2 ... ] [-d dir [ -m ] ] [ -s shell ] [ -c comment ] [ -l new_name ] [ -e expire ] [ -r role1,role2 ... ] login

Is it because the -g and the -G are the same?
I don't see a -p option there.
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