I have made base-config add the first user to plugdev, if that group exists. So we only need a static plugdev group to be added in base-passwd and this will be fixed. See http://oskuro.net/blog/freesoftware/gnome-2.8-sarge-2004-12-03-18-19 for some good reasoning about why this will become a FAQ if it's not fixed.
Note that pmount's postinst does this, which should not break or even complain if the group already exists: addgroup --quiet --system plugdev || true The group is not deleted when plugdev is removed, so that's ok too. -- see shy jo
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