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Re: /etc/{passwd,services} entry for contrib/non-free packages



On Mon, Jan 11, 1999 at 11:03:37PM +0900, Keita Maehara wrote:
> The debian-policy says that we shouldn't modify /etc/{passwd,services}
> and so on, and it should be managed by base-passwd or netbase.

Ummm, if you've got something you want added to /etc/services, please
file a wishlist bug against netbase to have it added.

For /etc/passwd, what's wrong with using adduser and friends?

Cheers,
aj

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