Hi Joey! Joey Hess [2004-11-29 12:59 -0500]: > I don't want base-config to get in the business of creating groups, it's > bad enough that the group addition code for the first user is in there.
I thought it already does? > Since neither camera nor plugdev exists on a newly installed base > system, I don't see how base-config can do this, unless it waits to add > the user to the groups until after the desktop task, which presumably is > where they are created, is run. > > Unless you have a good way to do it that I'm not seeing? In Ubuntu we just create the needed groups in base-config straight away (lpadmin, plugdev, and scanner; we use plugdev for cameras as well). Isn't that desirable for Debian? I know the technical difference between static groups like sound and dynamic groups like plugdev, however, from the user's POV there is not a really fundamental difference between these concepts. Creating the user after installing packages and only put it in groups that exist by that time is not a really good solution since the user might install packages after base-config (in fact that's what I always do). Thanks and have a nice day! Martin -- Martin Pitt http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntulinux.org Debian GNU/Linux Developer http://www.debian.org
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