* Harald Braumann <ha...@unheit.net> [090113 16:49]: > On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:57:11 -0800 Steve Langasek <vor...@debian.org> wrote: > > If they remove the user on purge, that should be changed anyway. > > Well, jabber-common does remove the user jabber on purge, jabberd2, > though, doesn't. And it seems that opinions diverge on this matter. See > e.g. http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2004/10/msg00338.html.
I've filed a bug against jabber-common. Though the thread started without a consensus, it ended with a clear consensus that the user should not be removed. > I think I take the easy way out. I'll use the user jabber (create it, > if it doesn't exist) and don't delete it. I'll also add a conflict to > jabber-common. If that's a problem for someone, a more sophisticated > solution can still be implemented. > > Cheers, > harry Why do you need to conflict with jabber-common? Both can use the same user, unless there is a security issue and you don't want executables from jabber-common to be able to read your config files, in which case you should use a different user anyway. Was there another reason independent of the user issue? ...Marvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
