Op 20111215 om 16:40 schreef Joseph L. Casale: > >It is not a requirement but a recommendation inside the Fedora > >packaging guidelines: > > Right:) Not EL requirements. > > >I could try to remove that and put standard useradd / userdel > >commands, but I need to assess the change with the other Bacula > >mantainers and good reasons to do so. > >Is there any particular requirement on why you would like to avoid > >using fedora-usermgmt? > > Mainly for the reason that as an EL shop, its a tough sale to 'suggest' > as we haven't ever used those packages, now we should. I'd be pretty > surprised if any el shop uses any fedora packages even if it is only > wrappers like these.
We are talking about } } /usr/sbin/fedora-groupadd 33 -r bacula &>/dev/null || : } } /usr/sbin/fedora-useradd 33 -r -s /sbin/nologin -d /var/spool/bacula -M \ } } -c 'Bacula Backup System' -g bacula bacula &>/dev/null || : } } } } It is used to create predictable user / group assignment + some other } } features like logging, etc. I'm sure of it is a pratical joke or a time bomb. The information I miss, is where id 33 is reserved / claimed / registered. Any package could do /usr/sbin/fedora-groupadd 33 -r anotherpackagename &>/dev/null || : So at which central place are user id and group ids for packages documented? Groeten Geert Stappers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users