"The problem with the patch is that in debconf you can specify as which user and which group this runs."
The problem with the existing code is it DOES NOT RUN. Please try to explain why this is a preferable state of affairs to the simple patch posted. Put the patch as in and let it work for 99% of people, and revisit this later for the remaining 1%. Meanwhile, this is an obvious bug that would have been found if the script had been run ONCE prior to submitting the package. I'm at a loss for acceptable language to express my disgust. -- startup script is broken https://launchpad.net/bugs/42632 -- universe-bugs mailing list universe-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/universe-bugs