Can't remove/delete user or group

[rmccullough]

I have an old user and group I created before I knew what I wanted. I would like to delete this user and group. I can remove it from the command line using the pw command, and these changes are reflected in /etc/passwd and /etc/group, however the user/group does not appear to be updated in the FreeNAS GUI/WebUI. Also, when I look at files previously owned by the old user, they show the user/group name instead of the UID/GID. Any ideas why I can't delete a user/group from the WebUI and why changes made on the command line do not appear to get applied? I have also tried rebooting and the changes in /etc/passwd and /etc/group get reverted.

Running FreeNAS 11.2 RC2.

I can also go create a ticket, but figured I would ask here first.

 

[m0nkey_]

Use the UI as the passwd and group files are updated by the middleware. If you want to use pw, then you need to consider using FreeBSD instead.

 

[rmccullough]

Updating via the UI doesn't work. I have 2 problems:
1) Sometimes the "delete" option doesn't display in the menu for deleting a group
2) When the "delete" option is available for a user or group, I can select it and I get the confirmation prompt. I check the confirm checkbox and click ok, I get the spinner for a few seconds, then shows the user/group list. If I search, I still see the group I wanted to delete.

I submitted a defect (it might be private right now): https://redmine.ixsystems.com/issues/61098

 

[rmccullough]

How can you change a username? It doesn't seem like that is allowed in the WebUI.

 

[rmccullough]

This case has been closed. The engineering team could not reproduce: https://redmine.ixsystems.com/issues/61098

Anyone have any ideas on how I might be able to fix this in my install?

 

[rmccullough]

What if I do a clean FreeNAS 11.2 install? Could I re-attach my pool? Will my jails and their associated configuration be retained? Is there a better way to fix this?

 

[rmccullough]

Anyone have any other ideas on how I might be able to fix this situation? Not really even sure how I got into it.