[MacPorts] #41039: Installing MacPorts on Mavericks Renames "staff" Group To "macports"

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#41039: Installing MacPorts on Mavericks Renames "staff" Group To "macports"
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  Reporter:  roberthuston@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  base            |    Version:  2.2.1
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:                  |
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Comment (by roberthuston@…):

 OK, I think this can be regarded as a mangled GID issue. My user account
 was migrated to a new MacBook Pro in 2011 from an old MacBook Pro that was
 initially brought to life in 2006. Somewhere along the line, a macports
 group had gotten created with the same GID as "staff" (i.e., GID=20).
 Looking at the details in the MacPorts Makefile, I was able to fix the GID
 values to what they would have been had they been created by the current
 installer, and things appear to be working much better.

 I've installed, uninstalled, and reinstalled MacPorts many times over the
 years, but was never aware of the "macports" user and group entities.
 Details on their removal should probably be added to the "Uninstall"
 instructions on the MacPorts Guide.

 Hope this information helps somebody else out.

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