Package: passwd
Version: 4.0.18.1-10
Severity: high

userdel removes also a group with the same name as the user, if the user is
getting removed.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] trunk $ sudo adduser --system bugtest
Lege Systembenutzer »bugtest« (UID 110) an ...
Lege neuen Benutzer »bugtest« (UID 110) mit Gruppe »nogroup« an ...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] trunk $ sudo getent group bugtest
[EMAIL PROTECTED] trunk $ sudo addgroup --system bugtest
Lege Gruppe »bugtest« (GID 116) an ...
Fertig.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] trunk $ sudo getent group bugtest
bugtest:x:116:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] trunk $ sudo userdel bugtest
[EMAIL PROTECTED] trunk $ sudo getent group bugtest
[EMAIL PROTECTED] trunk $

This issue isn't documented nor does the output of the userdel tell
anything about that.

Joerg

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