It's established practice in user-setup to add system usernames even if
they're only used by a single package, and I think it makes sense to do
so.
user-setup (1.8ubuntu3) feisty; urgency=low
* Add mythtv to reserved-usernames (LP: #86358).
-- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri, 30 Mar 2007
I am not sure that user names that exist in some package should be
really forbidden. Restricted usernames seem to consist of well-known
system service usernames.
** Changed in: user-setup (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed = Needs Info
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user-setup allows mythtv to be chosen for a username
Currently, the mythtv username is used for launching the backend process.
I'm not sure if that defines system service in the sense you are thinking,
but I thought it makes sense at least.
On 2/21/07, Áron Sisak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am not sure that user names that exist in some package
Attaching a debdiff adding mythtv to list of restricted usernames.
** Attachment added: patch adding mythtv to restricted usernames
http://librarian.launchpad.net/6477266/user-setup.debdiff
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user-setup allows mythtv to be chosen for a username
https://launchpad.net/bugs/86358
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