linux invalid group name error

I trying change owner of a directory. There was a mess before that about /etc/group file. There was a group named "500" and oinstall group id was 15001. I changed these configs manually via group file and I rebooted the system.

After that I check the directory for user and group and these like "oracle 500". There is no group named "500" in /etc/group I used "chown" command for change the group 500 to oinstall but system gave an error like this:

[root@myserver /]# chown -R oracle:oinstall /dir chown: invalid group: `oracle:oinstall'

note:

[root@myserver /]# getent passwd oracle
oracle:x:500:500::/home/oracle:/bin/cdax/bash
[root@myserver /]# getent group oinstall
[root@myserver /]# chown -R oracle:oinstall /dir
chown: invalid group: `oracle:oinstall'
[root@myserver /]# grpck -r
'rooty' is a member of the 'rooty' group in /etc/group but not in /etc/gshadow
no matching group file entry in /etc/group
delete line 'arda:!::'? No
no matching group file entry in /etc/group
delete line '500:!::'? No
grpck: no changes

oinstall /etc/group file:

[root@myserver /]# cat /etc/group | grep oinstall
oinstall:x:500:

I can see oinstall in group file but still chown/chgrp command doesn't work correctly:

[root@ANIPTORCLT01 /]# chgrp oinstall /dir
chgrp: invalid group: `oinstall'

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1 Answer

I changed the nsswitch file passwd shadow and group lines to winbind from centrify and the problem is solved.

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