Myles Merrell wrote: > I'm trying to add a 'backup' user AND a 'backup' group. > > At one point in the past a backup group did exist. > > I have a backup group. I then try to create a new user and get the > following error: > IPA Error 4024 > Unable to create private group. A group 'backup' already exists. > > I also tried creating the backup user first then the group, and I get: > IPA Error 4002 > group with name "backup" already exists > > How do I create a backup user and backup group, and if not why?
You need the noprivate option, e.g. $ ipa group-show backup <grab the GID> $ ipa user-add --noprivate --first=Backup --last=User --gid=<gid> backup rob -- Manage your subscription for the Freeipa-users mailing list: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-users Go To http://freeipa.org for more info on the project