whoami returns user, but usermod complains it doesn't exist
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I have Linux (Ubuntu) on a VM provided by corporate IT in my organization,
and I have a user "myuser".
whoami is able to return the username:
myuser@host:/home/myuser$ whoami
myuser
id returns info related to the user too:
myuser@host:~$ id
uid=43350(myuser) gid=600(staff) groups=600(staff),27(sudo)
And getent returns my user in the list,
but /etc/passwd doesn't have my user's entry.
Now I am trying to run docker commands without sudo. So I tried adding the user to the group, but usermod says user does not exist
myuser@host:/home/myuser$ sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
usermod: user 'myuser' does not exist
How do I fix this?
ubuntu users authorization usermod
edited Dec 9 at 19:28
G-Man
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I have Linux (Ubuntu) on a VM provided by corporate IT in my organization,
and I have a user "myuser".
whoami is able to return the username:
myuser@host:/home/myuser$ whoami
myuser
id returns info related to the user too:
myuser@host:~$ id
uid=43350(myuser) gid=600(staff) groups=600(staff),27(sudo)
And getent returns my user in the list,
but /etc/passwd doesn't have my user's entry.
Now I am trying to run docker commands without sudo. So I tried adding the user to the group, but usermod says user does not exist
myuser@host:/home/myuser$ sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
usermod: user 'myuser' does not exist
How do I fix this?
ubuntu users authorization usermod
edited Dec 9 at 19:28
G-Man
12.9k93264
asked Dec 8 at 4:23
Amol Deodhar
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Do you know where your user is defined? (I.e., locally / on a central server?)
– G-Man
Dec 8 at 4:32
It's not local... /etc/passwd doesnt have my user's entry but getent returns my user in the list
– Amol Deodhar
Dec 9 at 18:29
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I have Linux (Ubuntu) on a VM provided by corporate IT in my organization,
and I have a user "myuser".
whoami is able to return the username:
myuser@host:/home/myuser$ whoami
myuser
id returns info related to the user too:
myuser@host:~$ id
uid=43350(myuser) gid=600(staff) groups=600(staff),27(sudo)
And getent returns my user in the list,
but /etc/passwd doesn't have my user's entry.
Now I am trying to run docker commands without sudo. So I tried adding the user to the group, but usermod says user does not exist
myuser@host:/home/myuser$ sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
usermod: user 'myuser' does not exist
How do I fix this?
ubuntu users authorization usermod
edited Dec 9 at 19:28
G-Man
12.9k93264
asked Dec 8 at 4:23
Amol Deodhar
61
I have Linux (Ubuntu) on a VM provided by corporate IT in my organization,
and I have a user "myuser".
whoami is able to return the username:
myuser@host:/home/myuser$ whoami
myuser
id returns info related to the user too:
myuser@host:~$ id
uid=43350(myuser) gid=600(staff) groups=600(staff),27(sudo)
And getent returns my user in the list,
but /etc/passwd doesn't have my user's entry.
Now I am trying to run docker commands without sudo. So I tried adding the user to the group, but usermod says user does not exist
myuser@host:/home/myuser$ sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
usermod: user 'myuser' does not exist
How do I fix this?
ubuntu users authorization usermod
ubuntu users authorization usermod
edited Dec 9 at 19:28
G-Man
12.9k93264
asked Dec 8 at 4:23
Amol Deodhar
61
edited Dec 9 at 19:28
G-Man
12.9k93264
asked Dec 8 at 4:23
Amol Deodhar
61
edited Dec 9 at 19:28
G-Man
12.9k93264
edited Dec 9 at 19:28
G-Man
12.9k93264
edited Dec 9 at 19:28
G-Man
12.9k93264
12.9k93264
asked Dec 8 at 4:23
Amol Deodhar
61
asked Dec 8 at 4:23
Amol Deodhar
61
asked Dec 8 at 4:23
Amol Deodhar
61
61
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Do you know where your user is defined? (I.e., locally / on a central server?)
– G-Man
Dec 8 at 4:32
It's not local... /etc/passwd doesnt have my user's entry but getent returns my user in the list
– Amol Deodhar
Dec 9 at 18:29
add a comment |
4
Do you know where your user is defined? (I.e., locally / on a central server?)
– G-Man
Dec 8 at 4:32
It's not local... /etc/passwd doesnt have my user's entry but getent returns my user in the list
– Amol Deodhar
Dec 9 at 18:29
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Do you know where your user is defined? (I.e., locally / on a central server?)
– G-Man
Dec 8 at 4:32
Do you know where your user is defined? (I.e., locally / on a central server?)
– G-Man
Dec 8 at 4:32
It's not local... /etc/passwd doesnt have my user's entry but getent returns my user in the list
– Amol Deodhar
Dec 9 at 18:29
It's not local... /etc/passwd doesnt have my user's entry but getent returns my user in the list
– Amol Deodhar
Dec 9 at 18:29
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Do you know where your user is defined? (I.e., locally / on a central server?)
– G-Man
Dec 8 at 4:32
It's not local... /etc/passwd doesnt have my user's entry but getent returns my user in the list
– Amol Deodhar
Dec 9 at 18:29