> > > Leave the deletion of obsolete users up to the system administrator, do > > > not do so on purge. > > > > What about small daemons that don't generate any files and don't require > > anything apart from what's in the package? > > In general, you cannot assume that the administator doesn't use the user > for other stuff too, related (or not) to the package. An extra user > entry really doesn't hurt anything, so can safely be left. This peaked my interest :). Wouldn't it be an alternative to prompt the administrator about removing the user, and displaying a clear warning regarding potential files left behind? // Kim Lundgren
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