Bug#785586: marked as done ("sync" user is missing)
Your message dated Mon, 18 May 2015 07:42:33 +0200
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and subject line Re: Bug#785586: "sync" user is missing
has caused the Debian Bug report #785586,
regarding "sync" user is missing
to be marked as done.
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Package: release-notes
Severity: minor
tags: patch
There is no "sync" user in the list of system users:
https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/amd64/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#base-passwd-hardening
processing of base-passwd.preinst is as follows:
cat > /etc/passwd <<'EOF'
root:*:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
daemon:*:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
bin:*:2:2:bin:/bin:/usr/sbin/nologin
sys:*:3:3:sys:/dev:/usr/sbin/nologin
sync:*:4:65534:sync:/bin:/bin/sync
games:*:5:60:games:/usr/games:/usr/sbin/nologin
man:*:6:12:man:/var/cache/man:/usr/sbin/nologin
lp:*:7:7:lp:/var/spool/lpd:/usr/sbin/nologin
mail:*:8:8:mail:/var/mail:/usr/sbin/nologin
news:*:9:9:news:/var/spool/news:/usr/sbin/nologin
uucp:*:10:10:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/usr/sbin/nologin
proxy:*:13:13:proxy:/bin:/usr/sbin/nologin
www-data:*:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/usr/sbin/nologin
backup:*:34:34:backup:/var/backups:/usr/sbin/nologin
list:*:38:38:Mailing List Manager:/var/list:/usr/sbin/nologin
irc:*:39:39:ircd:/var/run/ircd:/usr/sbin/nologin
gnats:*:41:41:Gnats Bug-Reporting System (admin):/var/lib/gnats:/usr/sbin/nologin
nobody:*:65534:65534:nobody:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
EOF
--- a/release-notes/en/issues.dbk
+++ b/release-notes/en/issues.dbk
@@ -781,6 +781,9 @@
<para>sys</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
+ <para>sync</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>games</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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--- Begin Message ---
On 2015-05-18 05:48, Jonny wrote:
> Package: release-notes
> Severity: minor
> tags: patch
>
> There is no "sync" user in the list of system users:
> https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/amd64/release-notes/ch-information.en.html#base-passwd-hardening
>
> processing of base-passwd.preinst is as follows:
> cat > /etc/passwd <<'EOF'
> [...]
> EOF
>
Hi,
Thanks for the report and apologies for the omission.
I have applied your patch and it will be live on the website in a few
hours from now (up to 4 if I remember correctly).
Thanks,
~Niels
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