[Fedora-directory-users] GID missing? Probably minor but strange problem

[Satish Chetty]

Mark Hutchinson wrote:
> Fresh install of FDS 1.4.
> I am using the default ( option 2 typical install ) dc=mydomain,dc=com 
> install.
> I can add users with no problems, and configure clients ( other linux 
> boxes ) to authenticate against this LDAP server.
> 
> One problem though, If I create a user, with posix, specify a new uid 
> and gid, all is well except on login, the group is not created.
> 
> So, I go to add the group, I can add the group name, but there is no 
> place to specify the GID. What am I missing?
> Right click, add user is file with all posix, then do the same on group, 
> but no area to specify the numeric GID.
	Mark, if you using the console, first you need to add the objectclass 
posixgroup (under advanced properties of that group). This should give 
you a gidnumber field. Without that objectclass, it just a group (not a 
posix group).

-Satish.
> 
> Assistance greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
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