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Re: Bits from the release team: the plans for etch



Gabor Gombas <gombasg@sztaki.hu> writes:

> IMHO you can safely remove an user/group _only_ if you have made sure
> there are no files owned by that uid/group left on any filesystems (and
> checking that may be tricky if the system uses ACLs, for example).

"Any filesystems" here must include removable media not currently
attached as well as garden-variety unmounted filesystems too.  That's
a tough task to automate.



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