I'm not sure what changes are considered acceptable at this point in d-i, but I wanted to float this one. I discovered while researching #404927 that the first user added at install time is also added to various system groups. Though I think its reasonable, I personally did not expect it and thought a warning was in order.
Please let me know if this is a reasonable thing to commit. Index: debian/user-setup-udeb.templates =================================================================== --- debian/user-setup-udeb.templates (revision 44108) +++ debian/user-setup-udeb.templates (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ result in disaster. You should create a normal user account to use for those day-to-day tasks. . - Note that you may create it later (as well as any additional account) by + Note that this user will automatically be added to various system groups. + These groups provide access to devices often used in a desktop environment + (removeable media, sound cards, etc). + . + You may create it later (as well as any additional account) by typing 'adduser <username>' as root, where <username> is an username, like 'imurdock' or 'rms'. Index: debian/changelog =================================================================== --- debian/changelog (revision 44108) +++ debian/changelog (working copy) @@ -1,10 +1,16 @@ user-setup (1.9) UNRELEASED; urgency=low + [ Colin Watson ] * Refuse to apply an empty root password. I don't think this can happen, but it's a useful sanity check. - -- Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:29:38 +0000 + [ dann frazier ] + * Explicitly note that the first user gets added to a number of system + groups by default. This should help reduce the severity of bugs like + #404927. + -- dann frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:58:04 -0700 + user-setup (1.8) unstable; urgency=low [ Joey Hess ] -- dann frazier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]