Package: debian-policy Version: 3.6.2.1 Severity: normal Policy 9.2.1 says: Packages other than base-passwd must not modify /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group or /etc/gshadow.
This makes, for example, the passwd package RC buggy since useradd modifies /etc/passwd. Also exim4 is RC buggy since its maintainer scripts modify /etc/passwd by calling adduser which in turn calls useradd which in turn modifies /etc/passwd while not belonging to base-passwd. The section in the policy should say Packages other than base-passwd must not modify /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group or /etc/gshadow directly from their maintainer scripts. Greetings Marc -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.13-zgsrv Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE (charmap=ISO-8859-1) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
