This bug has been fixed in commit efbff6a3d9df076da17568c7b5c4787e8fdd3f1c in upstream (https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow). The corresponding ChangeLog entry was in 2016-12-02 by Serge Hallyn <se...@hallyn.com>.
Updates from upstream will come soon and fix this bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to shadow in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1427807 Title: usermod's man refers to --*-sub-uids but accepts only --*-subuids Status in shadow package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: The man page refers to sub-uids and sub-gids but those don't take any "-" between sub and [ug]ids. The help message conforms to what the command accepts though. $ man usermod | grep -F -- -sub -v, --add-sub-uids FIRST-LAST -V, --del-sub-uids FIRST-LAST This option may be specified multiple times to remove multiple ranges to a users account. When both --del-sub-uids and --add-sub-uids are specified remove of all subordinate uid ranges happens before any -w, --add-sub-gids FIRST-LAST -W, --del-sub-gids FIRST-LAST This option may be specified multiple times to remove multiple ranges to a users account. When both --del-sub-gids and --add-sub-gids are specified remove of all subordinate gid ranges happens before any $ usermod --help | grep -F -- -sub -v, --add-subuids FIRST-LAST add range of subordinate uids -V, --del-subuids FIRST-LAST remvoe range of subordinate uids -w, --add-subgids FIRST-LAST add range of subordinate gids -W, --del-subgids FIRST-LAST remvoe range of subordinate gids More info on the environment: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Release: 14.04 $ apt-cache policy passwd passwd: Installed: 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9 Candidate: 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9 Version table: *** 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: passwd 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-46.77-generic 3.13.11-ckt15 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Mar 3 13:37:50 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-26 (400 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140124) SourcePackage: shadow UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1427807/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
