uutils / uutils/coreutils

unshare -U groups shows too many nobody

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Description

$ unshare -U gnu9.10/groups
nobody
$ unshare -U uu-groups
nobody nobody nobody nobody nobody

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Research direction

Reproduce the two commands shown in the issue, unshare -U gnu9.10/groups and unshare -U uu-groups, and inspect the unshare and groups-related command entry points. Compare the differing nobody output and trace how -U is handled; done means the excess nobody entries are no longer produced.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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