1 Topic by platoxia (edited by platoxia 2025-03-12 17:29:04)

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Topic: Incorrect commands

In the OpenRC section of the wiki, the command 

# passwd -a <your-user> <some-group-name>

is used to

add your user to the group

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This command is incorrect. According to the man page, 

# passwd -a

can be used only with -S and causes show status for all users.

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It does not in any way add your user to the group. In fact, used as shown in the wiki it only outputs the --help information for the passwd command, since that command only accepts two arguments, [OPTIONS] and [LOGIN].

Edit:
All references to the passwd command in this context should be changed to 

# groupmems -a <your-user> -g <some-group-name>

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Re: Incorrect commands

Thanks, this will be corrected with the way we are using in the reference-installation.

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3 Reply by Ribby (edited by Ribby 2025-03-16 22:00:02)

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Re: Incorrect commands

Don't forget to point to the conflicting webpage with the (# passwd -a <username> video) command error.
https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id … nrc#groups
I believe that the correct (# gpasswd -a <username> video) command can be referenced from this section of the webpage below.
https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id … t_password

Not sure about the usermod command, but I assume that "start" means the installation process.
https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id … stallation

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Re: Incorrect commands

The command usermod is exactly for adding group-membership. Using passwd is possible, but not the common point.
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