Bug#841877: Don't recommend contacting base-passwd maintainer for dynamic UIDs

2016-12-03 Thread gregor herrmann
On Mon, 24 Oct 2016 07:23:30 +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > I (obviously) agree. How about this patch? I'm seeking seconds for > this proposal. > > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 9cd182b..ab4f736 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -9610,9 +9610,7 @@ ln -fs ../sbin

Bug#841877: Don't recommend contacting base-passwd maintainer for dynamic UIDs

2016-11-02 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
Le lundi, 24 octobre 2016, 07.23:30 h CET Colin Watson a écrit : > Control: tag -1 patch > > On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 08:00:23PM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote: > > Policy section "Permissions and owners" probably shouldn't recommend > > contacting the base-passwd maintainer when selecting a username fo

Bug#841877: Don't recommend contacting base-passwd maintainer for dynamic UIDs

2016-10-24 Thread Russ Allbery
Colin Watson writes: > On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 08:00:23PM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote: >> Policy section "Permissions and owners" probably shouldn't recommend >> contacting the base-passwd maintainer when selecting a username for a >> dynamically-allocated UID created by a postinst maintscript. It

Bug#841877: Don't recommend contacting base-passwd maintainer for dynamic UIDs

2016-10-24 Thread Colin Watson
Control: tag -1 patch On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 08:00:23PM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote: > Policy section "Permissions and owners" probably shouldn't recommend > contacting the base-passwd maintainer when selecting a username for a > dynamically-allocated UID created by a postinst maintscript. It shou

Bug#841877: Don't recommend contacting base-passwd maintainer for dynamic UIDs

2016-10-23 Thread Sean Whitton
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.9.8.0 Severity: wishlist Policy section "Permissions and owners" probably shouldn't recommend contacting the base-passwd maintainer when selecting a username for a dynamically-allocated UID created by a postinst maintscript. It should continue to recommend contac