Re: exploring debian's users and groups

[Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net>]

Previously Marco d'Itri wrote:
> And why does it want to add it back when I delete it?

Because you are using an old version of update-passwd? From its source:

const struct _info specialusers[] = {
...
    { 30, (FL_KEEPHOME|FL_NOAUTOADD|FL_NOAUTOREMOVE)    },  /* majordom */
...
const struct _info specialgroups[] = {
...
    { 31, (FL_NOAUTOADD|FL_NOAUTOREMOVE)                },  /* majordom */

Wichert.

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