Hi, "delgroup" doesnt delete a user from a group, it complains that the group is the users primary group, which is not true: # busybox --help BusyBox v1.15.3 (2010-01-25 21:36:24 WET) multi-call binary # ls /lib/libuClibc-0.9.30.1.so /lib/libuClibc-0.9.30.1.so # cat /etc/passwd root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh bin:x:2:2:bin:/bin:/bin/sh sys:x:3:3:sys:/dev:/bin/sh sync:x:4:100:sync:/bin:/bin/sync at:x:5:8:Linux User,,,:/home/at:/bin/sh ftp:x:7:7:Linux User,,,:/home/ftp:/bin/sh mail:x:8:8:mail:/var/spool/mail:/bin/sh proxy:x:13:13:proxy:/bin:/bin/sh www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/bin/sh backup:x:34:34:backup:/var/backups:/bin/sh operator:x:37:37:Operator:/var:/bin/sh nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/home:/bin/sh sshd:x:103:99:Operator:/var:/bin/sh default:x:1000:1000:Default non-root user:/home/default:/bin/sh dummy:x:1001:100:Test case:/mnt/users/Test case:/bin/sh # cat /etc/group root:x:0: daemon:x:1: bin:x:2: sys:x:3: adm:x:4: tty:x:5: disk:x:6: ftp:x:7: at:x:8: wheel:x:10:root utmp:x:43: staff:x:50: haldaemon:x:68: dbus:x:81: netdev:x:82: nobody:x:99: nogroup:x:99: users:x:100: default:x:1000: testgroup:x:1001:dummy # id dummy uid=1001(dummy) gid=100(users) groups=100(users),1001(testgroup) # delgroup dummy testgroup delgroup: can't remove primary group of user dummy # delgroup dummy users delgroup: can't remove primary group of user dummy The same happens if the user has its own group, created by default at user creation time: # adduser xpto # addgroup xpto testgroup # id xpto uid=1002(xpto) gid=1002(xpto) groups=1002(xpto),1001(testgroup) # tail -2 /etc/group testgroup:x:1001:dummy,xpto xpto:x:1002: # tail -1 /etc/passwd xpto:x:1002:1002:Linux User,,,:/home/xpto:/bin/sh # delgroup xpto xpto delgroup: can't remove primary group of user xpto # delgroup xpto testgroup delgroup: can't remove primary group of user xpto relevant (?) busybox configuration: # grep GROUP .config CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_GROUP=y CONFIG_ADDGROUP=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_ADDGROUP_LONG_OPTIONS is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_ADDUSER_TO_GROUP=y CONFIG_DELGROUP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DEL_USER_FROM_GROUP=y cross compiled with arm-linux-gcc (GCC) 4.3.3 Thanks for busybox! Joao
Current git has it fixed: # ./busybox | head -1 BusyBox v1.19.0.git (2010-12-30 23:21:08 CET) multi-call binary. # grep dummy /etc/passwd /etc/group /etc/passwd:dummy:x:1011:100:Test case:/mnt/users/Test case:/bin/sh /etc/group:testgroup:x:1001:dummy # id dummy uid=1011(dummy) gid=100(users) groups=100(users),1001(testgroup) # ./busybox delgroup dummy testgroup # grep dummy /etc/passwd /etc/group /etc/passwd:dummy:x:1011:100:Test case:/mnt/users/Test case:/bin/sh I think 1.18.x also has it fixed. If not, please reopen the bug.