Re: Questions regarding the base system
You (Bruce Perens) wrote:
> > Why would the base system create a user?
>
> The installation program creates a user just after the system boots for
> the first time. Note that this is not done from the installation menu
> program, it's done by a script that runs when the system is booted after
> it has been installed.
Could the installation at least just ask for it? A lot of systems I install
are going to run NIS, and don't need local users. I have to remove that
user by hand every time which is a bit annoying
Mike.
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