Bug#930428: debootstrap should ensure matching _apt uid
On Mon, Jul 01, 2019 at 02:47:08PM +0200, Michael Schaller wrote:
> Looks like there is no reply from the Apt maintainers. Should I open a
> bug against apt?
The _apt user is used in stable, and various Ubuntu LTS, and so far,
nobody cared about us creating it dynamically. So this is not a matter
of urgency.
>
> Also could the proposed patch be added to debootstrap as a temporary
> workaround until this is fixed in Apt?
There is nothing to fix here in apt atm.
The only sensible option long term would be to migrate to a different
user I guess, and that sucks, because the user name is nice.
But this is a long-term effort, and not something that will take
place in the short term.
Adding a workaround to debootstrap sounds reasonable, but probably
to be done post-buster release.
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