Re: Questions regarding the base system
In article <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.95.961009121720.17940B-100000@waterf.org> Christoph Lameter <clameter@waterf.org> writes:
> On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, Bruce Perens wrote:
>
> bruce>From: Christoph Lameter <clameter@waterf.org>
> bruce>> I looked at the base system and I think we should remove adduser from it.
> bruce>> I dont think it is essential to be able to add users in a minimal system.
> bruce>> It is needed right now just to create one initial user.
> bruce>> Perhaps we could live without it?
> bruce>
> bruce>It's quite small.
> But it requires perl!
AFAIK the shadow suite contains a C programm for adding a user. It
might work in the non-shadow case too.
This would simplify adduser, so it might be rewritten in bourne shell.
Sven
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