Package: mariadb-server Severity: wishlist Tags: newcomer Upstream MariaDB ships with usr/lib/sysusers.d/mariadb.conf but we don't use it in MariaDB packaging in Debian[1].
This issue is tagged newcomer friendly as it only requires a minimal knowledge[2] of existing MariaDB packaging in Debian. We need help from somebody who can deep dive into both systemd to understand how this feature is supposed to work correctly, and to read up on what the Debian Policy says about systemd usage and what the conventions are for this specifically in Debian. With this information update the mariadb.service file to use this file correctly, and include it the package mariadb-server (by adding a line to debian/mariadb-server.install) and clean it away from debian/not-installed list. [1] https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server [2] https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server/-/wikis/Contributing-to-MariaDB-packaging-in-Debian