Bug#1003192: debian-edu-config: /etc/login.defs not adjusted for Debian Edu like /etc/adduser.conf

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Subject: Bug#1003192: debian-edu-config: /etc/login.defs not adjusted for Debian Edu like /etc/adduser.conf
From: Guido Berhoerster <guido@berhoerster.name>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:57:09 +0200
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Update for bookworm:

In /etc/adduser.conf all settings are commented out with their default
values.  cf.adduser in debian-edu-config uses a simple edit_line search
and replace which does not understand comments so it just replaces those
commented out defaults. That means adduser will use the internal defaults
and create local users with UID/GID 1000 and higher.

In addition to systemd, polkitd now also uses a UID above 499, on a main
server with MATE desktop I have the following UIDs above 499:

995 polkitd
997 systemd-timesync
998 systemd-network

-- 
Guido Berhoerster

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