Radovan Garabik (2001-04-09 22:29:44 +0200) :
> What is the best way of testing (and adding) a new username in
> postinst?
,----[ man adduser ]
| Add a system user
| If called with one non-option argument and the --system
| option, adduser will add a system user. If an user with an
| uid in the system range (or if the uid is specified, with
| that) does already exist, adduser will exist silently.
`----
Which means you can test the return value of adduser: 0 means OK (user
created or already existing the way you're trying to create it), non-0
means problem creating.
This is the method I'm using for the Sourceforge package, and it
seems to work exactly the expected way.
Roland.
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Roland Mas
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