On Sun, 05 Aug 2007, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 07:23:10PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > > peter green wrote: > > > found 431853 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.4.2-6.1 > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > firstly this is also present in the version in lenny. > > > > > > secondly is there a correct way of managing system users using only > > > essential packages? If not then imo there should be! > > > > You can use useradd instead of adduser. It might also be better to leave the > > user alone if you are not sure there are still files on unmounted media > > owned > > by the user... > > useradd isn't essential either (anymore). I think it's best to just > leave the user around.
FWIW, I never ever liked the idea of leaving *system* users around at purge. If someone is misusing system users, it is his problem. OTOH, leaving around cruft in the system is not nice. IMO, not removing the user when adduser is not around is not a problem, though, and a easy fix for the bug. -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
