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Re: exploring debian's users and groups



Previously Dave Sherohman wrote:
> Why?  It seems a good, fairly standard method for allowing (selected)
> non-root users to configure and build system software.  (You still have
> to become root to install it, of course, but, IMO, that should be the
> only part of the process to require root privilege.)

Debian does not use it, and admins who need it can always create it
himself.

Wichert.

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