On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 11:35:44AM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: > Am 23.12.2017 um 09:26 schrieb Martin Dickopp: > > Following the instructions in /usr/share/doc/systemd/NEWS.Debian.gz > > > > DynamicUser=yes has been enabled for systemd-journal-upload.service, > > systemd-journal-gatewayd.service and systemd-timesyncd.service. > > This means we no longer need to statically allocate a > > systemd-journal-upload, > > systemd-journal-gateway and systemd-timesync user and you can now safely > > remove those system users. > > > > I removed the static systemd-timesync user and rebooted the system, after > > which systemd-timesyncd.service failed to start. > > > > When I removed the static systemd-timesync group as well, and rebooted > > again, systemd-timesyncd.service worked fine. > > Out of interest: which tool did you use to remove the system user? > deluser by default will remove the group along with the user automatically.
I removed the entry manually from /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow (with vipw). > That said, I'd be happy to provide a text which clarifies the above. > Would ".. and you can now safely remove those system users along with > their associated groups." be sufficient in your opinion? Yes, this clarification would have helped me. Thanks! Best regards, Martin