On Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:54:58 +0100 Michał Górny <mgo...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 2021-01-04 at 15:50 -0800, Patrick McLean wrote: > > On Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:16:49 +0100 > > Michał Górny <mgo...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > > On Mon, 2021-01-04 at 14:58 -0800, Patrick McLean wrote: > > > > On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 18:08:02 +0100 > > > > Michał Górny <mgo...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > > > > Introduce a few variables to allow easy overrides of common user > > > > > account > > > > > proprerties, that is: > > > > > > > > > > - ACCT_USER_<username>_SHELL > > > > > - ACCT_USER_<username>_HOME > > > > > - ACCT_USER_<username>_HOME_OWNER > > > > > - ACCT_USER_<username>_HOME_PERMS > > > > > - ACCT_USER_<username>_GROUPS > > > > > - ACCT_USER_<username>_GROUPS_ADD > > > > > > > > Please also add a way to override the UID/GID for the user/group. > > > > > > Damn it, and I thought I'd avoid that ;-). But do we really need it? > > > The eclass doesn't enforce UID/GID by default if the user exists > > > already, so it's a bit tangential to the original problem. > > > > > > > The user needs to already exist for that to be helpful. When one using > > automation to build/deploy large numbers of Gentoo systems, it's quite > > useful to have control over that sort of things. At the moment, the > > only way is to fork the ebuilds, which of course means they need to be > > kept in sync. > > Ok, I'll keep that mind. However, I suppose you won't mind me > addressing that separately? Unlike the patch sent, ID-related logic > needs to be done twice (due to pkg_pretend). Ideally, could you report > a feature request on Bugzilla? Sure, I don't mind it being addressed separately. I created a feature request on Bugzilla: https://bugs.gentoo.org/763615
