Right after the installation has failed: $ sudo passwd -S postgres postgres L 03/15/2011 0 99999 7 -1
$ grep postgres /etc/passwd postgres:x:113:130::/var/lib/postgresql:/bin/bash $ sudo adduser --debug --system systest Selecting UID from range 100 to 999 ... Adding system user `systest' (UID 129) ... Adding new user `systest' (UID 129) with group `nogroup' ... /usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/systest -g nogroup -s /bin/false -u 129 systest /usr/sbin/usermod -p * systest /usr/bin/chage -M 99999 systest Creating home directory `/home/systest' ... $ sudo deluser --remove-home systest Looking for files to backup/remove ... Removing files ... Removing user `systest' ... Warning: group `nogroup' has no more members. Done. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735341 Title: adduser creates expired system user -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs