Path: csiph.com!optima2.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!usenet.stanford.edu!not-for-mail From: gbajson@gmail.com Newsgroups: gnu.bash.bug Subject: Assigment to GROUPS doesn't return an error code Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 10:58:41 +0200 (SAST) Lines: 40 Approved: bug-bash@gnu.org Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lists.gnu.org X-Trace: usenet.stanford.edu 1439300601 24921 208.118.235.17 (11 Aug 2015 13:43:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: action@cs.stanford.edu To: bug-bash@gnu.org Envelope-to: bug-bash@gnu.org X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 217.67.220.38 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:43:18 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-bash@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports for the GNU Bourne Again SHell List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: csiph.com gnu.bash.bug:11321 Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -D_GNU_SOURCE -DRECYCLES_PIDS -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic -fwrapv uname output: Linux oc5414668263.ibm.com 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri May 29 10:16:43 EDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu Bash Version: 4.3.30 Patch Level: 2 Release Status: release Description: Hi, According to man page assigment to GROUPS should return error status, this is not a case: "GROUPS An array variable containing the list of groups of which the current user is a member. Assignments to GROUPS have no effect and return an error status. If GROUPS is unset, it loses its special properties, even if it is subsequently reset." [Detailed description of the problem, suggestion, or complaint.] [aty9be02@oc5414668263:/var/tmp/bash-4.3.30]$ ./bash [aty9be02@oc5414668263:/var/tmp/bash-4.3.30]$ GROUPS=100 [aty9be02@oc5414668263:/var/tmp/bash-4.3.30]$ echo $? 0 [aty9be02@oc5414668263:/var/tmp/bash-4.3.30]$ echo $GROUPS 500 [aty9be02@oc5414668263:/var/tmp/bash-4.3.30]$ set | grep GROUPS GROUPS=([0]="500" [1]="7" [2]="10" [3]="18" [4]="487" [5]="491" [6]="498" [7]="3" [8]="501" [9]="502") Repeat-By: [Describe the sequence of events that causes the problem to occur.] Fix: [Description of how to fix the problem. If you don't know a fix for the problem, don't include this section.]