On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 10:38:51AM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote:
> * [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Wed, 27 Oct 2004 10:39:01 -0700]:
> > If a package creates a user when it is installed, should it remove this
> > user when it is removed, on only when it is purged?
>
> when purged, definitely. some developers are even of the opinion that
> "You should simply not remove users" [1] (which, for some packages,
> may be the only sane alternative; don't know about yours).
>
> [1] http://people.debian.org/~terpstra/message/20040830.032353.ea3ef3a5.en.html
There is also this reference:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/05/msg01156.html
--
Brian Sutherland
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
