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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


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Hi,

        Umm, no, it does not. Policy consistently makes a distinction
 between  a package which performs some action is different from a
 package which contains programs which perform the action -- otherwise
 both nvi and  vim are at risk for editing configuration files.

        manoj
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